Re: why islam civilisation stoped developing
- From: John Wilkins <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:34:15 +1000
mario wrote:
I'm writing esey titled The Arabs and Europe. I'm interesting why islam civilisation stoped developing would you recomend me any book about this problem
Wrong question. All civilisations stop developing eventually. The right question is why the West continued to develop science (which is its only real invention apart from the universal franchise). We are the exception, not they. Don't be misled by positivistic historiography that implies we must pass through some predetermined stages.
-- John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project University of Queensland - Blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com Nihil tam absurdum quod non quidam Philosophi dixerit - adapted from Cicero .
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