Brief Analysis of the Medieval and Modern European Cultures

Hongli Shi

doi:10.5539/ass.v7n3p258

Abstract

Irrationality of the medieval culture in the Dark Ages gave birth to the bright modern European culture and the modern European culture had more rational, scientific, secular and individualist characteristics. The progress in the culture meanwhile promoted the progresses in other aspects of politics, economy and social life, etc.

Highlights

Irrationality of the medieval culture in the Dark Ages gave birth to the bright modern European culture and the modern European culture had more rational, scientific, secular and individualist characteristics
We may find that it emphasized too much the religious orison, heroism, romanticism and scholastic philosophy. All these show that the medieval European culture is lack of rational spirit
1.1 Religion was indispensable to human life and Christianity was undoubtedly in a dominant place in the Middle Ages

Summary

Introduction

Irrationality of the medieval culture in the Dark Ages gave birth to the bright modern European culture and the modern European culture had more rational, scientific, secular and individualist characteristics. 1. The medieval culture with irrational cognition "Irrationalism" means that the medieval Europe was controlled by the backward and unplanned cultural tradition, resulting in unclear boundaries between man and god, reality and otherworldliness. We may find that it emphasized too much the religious orison, heroism, romanticism and scholastic philosophy. All these show that the medieval European culture is lack of rational spirit.

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