The Aristotle Adventure: A Guide to the Greek, Arabic, & Latin Scholars Who Transmitted Aristotle's Logic to the Renaissance

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Summary: A Fascinating Work on Western Intellectual History
Review: Burgess Laughlin's *The Aristotle Adventure* provides an interesting and enlightening account of the transmission of Aristotle's treatises on logic. From ancient Greece, to the Arabian Peninsula and the European Continent, this book details the philosophical transmission of Aristotle's Organon, which laid the foundations for western intellectual and scientific thinking. The writing style is clear and concise, provides impressive detail and is extremely well referenced for further study. This book is a gem for anyone interested in the transmission of the fundamental ideas which gave rise to western civilization.

Rating:
Summary: A Fascinating Work on Western Intellectual History
Review: Burgess Laughlin's *The Aristotle Adventure* provides an interesting and enlightening account of the transmission of Aristotle's treatises on logic. From ancient Greece, to the Arabian Peninsula and the European Continent, this book details the philosophical transmission of Aristotle's Organon, which laid the foundations for western intellectual and scientific thinking. The writing style is clear and concise, provides impressive detail and is extremely well referenced for further study. This book is a gem for anyone interested in the transmission of the fundamental ideas which gave rise to western civilization.