{"product_id":"9780547350974","title":"Aristotle's Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eA true account of a turning point in medieval history that shaped the modern world, from “a superb storyteller” and the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Jesus Became God\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Europe was in the long slumber of the Middle Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek language was all but forgotten—until a group of twelfth-century scholars rediscovered and translated the works of Aristotle.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The philosopher’s ideas spread like wildfire across Europe, offering the scientific view that the natural world, including the soul of man, was a proper subject of study. The rediscovery of these ancient ideas would spark riots and heresy trials, cause major upheavals in the Catholic Church—and also set the stage for today’s rift between reason and religion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAristotle’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e transports us back to this pivotal moment in world history, rendering the controversies of the Middle Ages lively and accessible, and allowing us to understand the philosophical ideas that are fundamental to modern thought.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A superb storyteller who breathes new life into such fascinating figures as Peter Abelard, Albertus Magnus, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Aristotle himself.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Rubenstein’s lively prose, his lucid insights and his crystal-clear historical analyses make this a first-rate study in the history of ideas.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107070755056,"sku":"9780547350974","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547350974_p0.jpg?v=1769896056","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547350974","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}