Muslims Embrace and Then Repudiate Aristotle – Aristotle Versus Religion (6 of 7)
In the 7th century, Islamic armies swept the world. In conquering parts of the Byzantine Empire, Arabs encountered Greek thought. To their everlasting credit, Muslim scholars studied and were fascinated by the writings of Aristotle and translated them into Arabic. In...
Christianity’s War against the Mind – Aristotle Versus Religion (5 of 7)
Judaism exerted its influence not only by means of its own doctrines, but also by spawning Christianity, the worship of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was a Jew who, according to later Christian belief, was the Son of God come to earth to die for the sins of man, thereby...
The Birth of Monotheistic Religion – Aristotle Versus Religion (4 of 7)
Alexander, writes historian Paul Johnson, “cracked the Persian Empire like a rotten egg.”20 Following Alexander’s conquest of Persia, explains Durant, “Still enterprising and alert, the Greeks moved by hundreds of thousands into Asia and Egypt. . . .”21 They...
The Seminal Intellectual Achievements of Aristotle – Aristotle Versus Religion (3 of 7)
Whereas Socrates taught mankind the germ of a method for determining values, Aristotle broadened and deepened that method as a means to pursue knowledge in any field. Aristotle is the fountainhead of the field of logic. Among other things, he formulated the rules for...
The Greeks Give Birth to Western Civilization – Aristotle Versus Religion (2 of 7)
What did the Greeks contribute to human life? As the eminent historian Will Durant wrote, “there is hardly anything secular in our culture that does not come from Greece. Schools, gymnasiums, arithmetic, geometry, history . . . physics, biology . . . poetry, music,...
Aristotle Versus Religion (1 of 7)
Careful observation of history reveals two dramatically different approaches to life on earth. In one approach, we see Islamic jihadists perpetrating murderous terrorist assaults around the world, virtually daily. The attack on 9/11 is the worst Islamist atrocity to...Aristotle Versus Religion
Excerpts from my article on “Aristotle and Religion” published in The Objective Standard, Vol. 9, No. 1: Careful observation of history reveals two dramatically different approaches to life on earth. In one approach, we see Islamic jihadists perpetrating...Global Capitalism: The Solution to World Oppression and Poverty
By Andrew Bernstein A proper understanding of capitalism is sorely lacking today. In order to gain such understanding, it is best to start with a true story that captures the spirit and sense of life of capitalism. Then it is possible to extract the deeper principles...The Olympics Represent the Best of Western Civilization
By Andrew Bernstein The return of the Olympic Games to the country of their birth is an appropriate reminder of their deeper meaning. The Ancient Greeks founded the games because they valued the spectacle of a great athlete striving for victory. But the veneration of...Support Andrew Bernstein on Patreon!
