Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Frances A. Yates and Martin Luther

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought
The magic of Asclepius enters Renaissance thought mixed into Ficino's neo-platonism [Yates]
Aristotle is a buffoon who has misled the Church [Luther, by MacIntyre]
The dating, in 1614, of the Hermetic writings as post-Christian is the end of the Renaissance [Yates]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry
Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism
With respect to religion, reason is a blind whore [Luther]