"The female ruler of Alexandria...that must be Cleopatra." Dmitri thought for a while and said.
"is her."
"This description is different from what we see here."
"That's true." Guo Kang had been told by little Jeanne that he was not good at learning before. It was rare for him to give lectures to others, so he talked more: "There are not many records about her romantic affairs over there among the Arabs. On the contrary, there are , it is the scholars who are most interested in her.”
"Scholars there believe that she was a learned person who was good at alchemy, philosophy and mathematics. Some also said that she was also an architect with excellent administrative skills. The re-planning of Alexandria and the repair of the nearby Nile waterway were also important She hosted it back then. Therefore, her reputation there should be much better than here."
"So that's it..." Dmitri understood: "For them, Cleopatra was one of the early enlightenment teachers. It's normal to have different impressions. What happens after this? "
"After that, this continued for a long time. After the rise of God worship, philosophical education in Rome stopped due to internal disputes. Later, because of the conflict between the Platonists in Syria and the Alexandrian diocese, Alexandria's Philosophy education is also unsustainable," Guo Kang said.
"However, before the emergence of the Tianfang religion, the Arabs and Persians had already begun to obtain knowledge from here. They probably collected some books that had been scattered among the people during the previous destructions, and studied under the philosophy teachers who fled to Antioch . Some of their disciples were active in Baghdad, and some returned to Central Asia, forming the center of philosophical research in Mulu. After the Arab empire was established, this kind of research became even more prosperous."
"The representative figure of this type of research is Al Farabi, whom I just mentioned."
"In the world of Tianfang Sect, the Aristotle school is called the 'Hukaima' school, which means 'wise man'. They respect Aristotle as the 'first teacher', and Farabi is the 'second teacher'. tutor'."
"Farabi systematically organized and annotated Aristotle's works. So far, this is the most complete version. It was from these compiled works that the Frankish scholastics learned to a more complete knowledge of Aristotle."
Of course, Guo Kang's statement is actually conservative. Farabi's annotations and classifications were still in use until the time of his previous life.
"Then does his theory have any enlightening significance for our research?" Dmitri asked.
"The Franks have a lot of people who admire his theory, but here..." Guo Kang thought for a moment and said, "Everyone can refer to it."
"Al-Farabi and the Mulu School admire rationality and conduct in-depth research on epistemology. They believe that logic is the foundation of philosophy, and the highest law of logic is the law of contradiction."
"Al-Farabi classifies religion as truth in the realm of faith and morality; while philosophy, especially natural philosophy, is the knowledge that explores the logical relationships of nature and seeks happiness for people, which is a broader truth."
"In this theory, religion and philosophy are separated and are two different fields, and the value of pure reason is higher than the value of religion. The basic means of distinguishing religion and philosophy is logic."
"This statement is self-consistent, but I guess not all monks here will welcome it." Dmitri said truthfully: "In the Church of Constantine, there are many monks who believe in mysticism and asceticism. Patriarch Wang and Dean John told me in advance that I feel that my knowledge is not enough to evaluate this distant scholar who I don’t know much about, but the monks over there may indeed find it difficult to accept such a straightforward statement.”
"That's why I think the banner of Holy Light Research is very good. Even I am motivated after reading it." He pointed to the badge and nodded in agreement.
"In addition, where is he from?" He thought for a while and then asked: "The teachings of Tianfang Sect in the world give me the feeling that there are great differences in different regions. Some places are very active, and some places are particularly conservative. I don't know who he is. Which dynasty is it from?"
"Uh..." Guo Kang looked a little weird: "Strictly speaking, he is from Seris."
"ah?"
"Farabi was born in Nadala and went to school in Balashagon and other places. That was the territory of the Karakhan Dynasty, and the Karakhan Dynasty insisted that it was a peach blossom stone people." Guo Kang said: "This dynasty is also the territory of the Liao Dynasty. He was a tributary state of the country, and was later absorbed by Xiliao. Therefore, after careful analysis, from the perspective of political power, he should be a peach blossom stone man - which is what the Central Asians call Seris."
"I have met a lot of Seris people." Dmitri nodded: "Okay, then it's not surprising that he views religion this way..."
"Actually, you get used to it the more you come into contact with it." Guo Kang said, "There are also many people on the Frank side who cannot accept their idea."
"The 'Angelic Doctor' Thomas Aquinas encountered a lot of attacks just because he was influenced by the Arab Aristotelian school. He can be regarded as the most outstanding representative of scholasticism. As a result, based on his status in the theological world , were all censored by heretics in the end. But in the end, everyone still has to use this set of philosophical tools."
"Of course, the more practical parts will definitely be accepted faster." He asked: "Do you know the "Medical Classics"?"
"I know this." Demetri nodded: "I heard that the Iberians introduced it from the world of Tianfang Cult. They believe that the achievements of this book surpass the works of Hippocrates and Galen, and It is regarded as a classic.”
"That book was written by Ibn Sina, and his teacher was Al-Farabi." Guo Kang said: "These two people are actually Aristotelian philosophers, but their medical research is more advanced. Be famous. Europeans may not know Ibn Sina’s philosophy, but they know Avicenna’s Medical Codex—this is his Latin name.”
"Farabi lived in the territory of the Uighurs and compiled many medical achievements in the Central Plains and Central Asia. Some of Ibn Sina's information came from him. And these places, in the eyes of the Tianfang Sect world, are all peach blossoms. Partly, so his better-known image in Europe may not be the Tianfang Sect philosopher, but an... uh, old Chinese medicine doctor."
"Farabi's Latin name is Farabius. So, by the same token, not many people know about Farabi as a philosopher. But if you find a Frank who has some knowledge, especially a scholar and a doctor, then He most likely knows the old Chinese medicine doctor Farabius."
"So, you understand what I mean."
(End of chapter)
