Re:Ismail al-Jazari – the medieval 'Father of Robotics'
by Cyph0n on Sunday February 28, 2021 @04:26PM
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As others have already mentioned, blaming the decline solely on al-Ghazali is the simplistic, orientalist view. Neil deGrasse Tyson recently helped propagate this argument as well.
The reality was much more complex.
If you’re interested, I’d suggest checking out Dr. George Saliba’s writings on this topic. A good start is “Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance”. For a shorter intro, check out this lecture [1].
The reality was much more complex.
If you’re interested, I’d suggest checking out Dr. George Saliba’s writings on this topic. A good start is “Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance”. For a shorter intro, check out this lecture [1].
[1] https://youtu.be/66bV1rdMois