Daily Times
June 30, 2021
The important lesson of this Golden Age is the reminder that using reasoning and empirical findings to arrive at logical conclusions represents the most fundamental of human activities. This belief has its roots in Greek philosophy, especially that of Aristotle. Such a rational approach allowed people to ponder philosophical questions as much as their relations with those from different cultures. After all, we are better able to see our own culture after examining others’; thereby sharpening our focus regarding existing limitations. Cross-cultural comparative studies of this sort underpin my particular discipline: anthropology.
The second lesson is societies flourish when positive and healthy interaction exists. When this collapses – there is conflict and strife. Thus, the Golden Age came to an end when the Almohad Dynasty began persecuting minorities and scholars. This saw Rabbi Maimonides and Ibn Rushdboth expelled from Cordoba. Similarly, when the