The Commentator

This week, how one Medieval Islamic philosopher put his pen to paper and shaped the modern world.

An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "The Commentator" was published on October 10, 2019 and runs 30 minutes.

October 10, 2019 ·30m · Throughline

Summary

Today the foundations of philosophy are seen as a straight line from Western antiquity, built on thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. But, between the 8th century and 14th century, the West was greatly overshadowed by the Islamic world and philosophy was in very different hands. This week, how one Medieval Islamic philosopher put his pen to paper and shaped the modern world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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