In the High Middle Ages, the West Was Able to Address

question 44

Essay

In the High Middle Ages, the West was able to address intellectual issues long the concern of its cousins, Islam and Byzantium.What accounts for this intellectual maturation? What were the central philosophic issues? What exactly was the West's reaction: Scholasticism?

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