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Anyone interested in a Medieval reading club? We could discuss Medieval history, art, literature, music, theology, architecture, etc. That's a tall order though, so we'd all have to decide together what we wanted to devote our time to.

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>> No.6689669

>>6689548
where can i find medieval reading resources?

>> No.6689692

>>6689669
Libgen, for starters. Any reading material we'd have, I'd find the work, if not on libgen, then else where. It other people couldn't access it (for instance, if I got it from bibliotik, which I don't have any invites to give others), then I could upload it to 7chan's /lit/, and you could download it from there

>> No.6689786

No one is interested?

>> No.6691342

>>6689548
Would there be much point studying theology without a firm grasp of aristotle?

>> No.6691345

>>6691342
Aristotle became gradually influential in theology, he wasn't a major presence at the beginning of the Middle Ages. Furthermore, you might be pleasantly surprised to to find that Aristotlean theologians generally reiterate points and arguments by Aristotle which are pertinent, rather than assume you know what is being referenced.

>> No.6691351

>>6691345
What is your experiance in the area? Are there any scholastic who are particularity clear on it from europe?

>> No.6691352

>>6689786
Oh, I'd be interested.

>> No.6691365

>>6691351
I'm not very experienced. I've read Augustine and some Aquinas, along parts from works by several other theologians. Aristotle was obviously big with the Scholastics, but he's generally not even referenced by name, his arguments are just reapplied and refined. Like Aristotle's prime mover argument is essentially the same Aquinas makes for God's existence as the sustainer, but Aquinas refines it.

Still a good idea to familiarize yourself with terms employed ahead of time, though, and at least read Categories. How much more is important later on I can't say, it might be a good idea to read Aristotle's entire Organon, but I doubt more than that is required. Still, that's a decent amount, but rest assured we'd go over works and see what knowledge is requisite and make sure everyone is familiar with it, with a summary at the least.

>> No.6691378

>>6691365
Are you the medieval anon who was helping with the philosophy guide?

>> No.6691396

>>6691378
No. I'm just trying to get into Medieval stuff (not just philosophy and theology, but all of it) ir order to get a grasp of post-ancient pre-modern thought, which is a period and mindset very different from what came before and after. I was mainly interested because this board got me into John Milbank, \who helped me see the immensely different outlook of a society and academics all interconnected through religion and theology. Many of the ills we associate with that period, such as absolute monarchs, witch burnings and the Inquisition, were all actually products of early modernism. And when you take that away, you realize there's not a strong grasp of what the Middle Ages was all about, and that's why I'd like to investigate it in more depth.