Price'sMedieval ThoughtAn IntroductionDwayne Henley100035476History 2116Dr. GerritsOctober 30,1999To help understand a little more about Medieval Thought An Introduction, the following outline will be used in this review: first a look at the author, his professional background and his objectives with respect to this book are discussed. From there the layout of the text will be thoroughly looked at, with detailed descriptions of major points in the chapters, which are relevant to this review. Finally conclusions will be drawn from the information stated above as to whether or not this text is to be considered a valid depiction of the facts.The author of Medieval Thought An Introduction is B.B. Price. Price's interest in the topic of medieval thought stems from his own experiences teaching university undergraduates in North America. He states that, "Their (the students) interests and needs have guided its (the texts') organization and content" To aid him in the writing of this text, Price has invested in the help of historian of medieval philosophy J.M. Hackett, as well as the editing help of many colleagues. Another useful point to mention is that Price used well over 300 historical references including manuscripts, dictionaries, and journals in a variety of different languages, and from a variety of different time periods. These were conveniently placed at the end of each chapter in which the reference was used so that the reader could then pursue an interest through that literature if they so pleased.Through the preface and introduction, Price invites the reader to allow him to describe and trace the evolution of intellectual pursuit in the Middle Ages. An unbiased point of view is what he would like to portray but he admits that many influential thinkers have gone without mention. Influences which were neglected were the Jewish and Arabic religious/cultural ideals and the Christian Greek culture which is described as "vita...
