[Aristotle on Mount Saint-Michel (In Light of S. Gouguenheim´s Publication Bearing the Same Title)]

Abstract: This paper wants to bring to Slovakia the probably unknown controversy about the roots of Christian Europe, which was provoked by the publication (published eight years ago) of the work of the French medievalist and former professor at Sorbonne – and which continues unabated. Did Islam bring Aristotle to Europe, or did the Christian West have its own translators, especially at Mount Saint-Michel near the Atlantic coast of France? S. Gouguenheim´s answer to the first part of the question is negative. Followed by further positive opinions by historians, such as F. Braudel, and philosophers such as Roger-Pol Droit, R. Brague and others, this view is gaining more supporters. To the detriment of the formerly prevailing official opinion, current research also suggests the fact that Averroes himself had no influence within Islam, the Hellenization of which was very limited.

Authors: Sivák, Jozef

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2017.10.1.140-149

Publication order reference: Mgr. Jozef Sivák, CSc.; Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2017, vol.: 10, issue: 1, pages: 140-149 (PDF file)

Key words: FRENCH PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL PHILOSOPHY, ARISTOTLE, ISLAM, S. GOUGUENHEIM

Language: SLOVAK