kimon07 wrote:kurupetos wrote:denizaksulu wrote:Just trying to enlighten KP.
Since he likes reading KP should try Avicenna/İbn Sina.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna
And/or Al-Farabî. There are others but this will suffice for now.
Interesting stuff D., but I cannot see any relation of scientific advances to Islam.Islam, the Greeks and the Scientific Revolution
ASSYRIAN INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY
By Fjordman
I have written a couple of essays regarding the Greek impact on the rise of modern science, and why the Scientific Revolution didn't happen in the Islamic world. I find this to be an interesting topic, especially since there are so many myths regarding this perpetrated by Muslims and their apologists today, so I will explore the subject in some detail
http://www.aina.org/articles/greek2.htmlIslam and Greek philosophy
Rachida El Diwani
Professor of Comparative Literature
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Fulbright Visiting Specialist, Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2005
Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
http://www.lssu.edu/faculty/jswedene/FU ... osophy.doc
I've scrutinised the section of classical Greece at my local library.
I've scoured the internet on Greek history.
I even asked my local priest...
... but I've yet to find any evidence of any impact of classical Greece on the Kalamares (or the Greek wannabes of Cyprus).