Paradise Restored: the Mechanical Arts from Antiquity Through the 13th Century : Transactions,

At least since the Renaissance, historians, philosophers, & other critics have attempted to judge the positive & negative contributions of the Middle Ages to the development of Western civilization. In particular, these writers have assessed the extent to which medieval culture & institutions may have either hindered or fostered scientific & technological progress. Contents of this study: (I) Introduction: The History of the Problem; (II) Liberal & Illiberal Arts: The Classification of Technical Arts in Antiquity; (III) Crafts, Philosophy, & the Liberal Arts in the Early Middle Ages; (IV) Paradise Restored: Hugh of St. Victor & the Mechanical Arts in the 12th & 13th Centuries; (V) The Mechanical Arts & the Aristotelian Tradition; & (VI) Conclusion.Whitney, Elspeth is the author of 'Paradise Restored: the Mechanical Arts from Antiquity Through the 13th Century : Transactions,', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422374191 and ISBN 142237419X.