When the Western Empire collapsed and Roman rule ceased to be the prominent way of thinking two sets of ideals collided in the Middle Ages that can be still be seen today. On one side there are the beliefs of the Greek and Roman intellectuals; and on the other, the newly established Christian church. These two groups greatly differed in how government and politics should be carried out.
The primary components of Greek and Roman intellectual roots stemmed from the works of Aristotle in Politics, and Plato’s Republic and Laws. In Greek and Roman intellectual circles philosophies were developed through the use of speculate discussion. Speculate discussion was when an idea or principle was deeply debated in a circle of learned men until it was …show more content…
Aristotle found this idea though the belief that humanity is a social creature and that humanity can only reach its fullest potential through the work of a community. In Aristotle work Politics he discusses the idea of citizenship and that the people (i.e. men) have the “right” to disagree with how the government is being lead. Aristotle found that the best form of government was a “Polity (mix of aristocracy and democracy)” (Appendix A). In which a single leader made the decisions for the body of government but with the opinion of the people in mind. Aristotle also noted the “worst” form of government is “tyranny in which the ruler rules selfishly” (Appendix A). Aristotle believed that man could find logical truths through the use of speculate discussion. This set of ideals greatly differed to how the Christian believed how a government should be …show more content…
when the Edict of Milan proclaimed that Christianity was to be a tolerated religion in the Roman Empire. By this point the Roman power was starting to weaver and the Empire had been split into two providences. With this the Roman empire become an Eastern and Western half and distrust of Greek and Roman intellectual root moved into the East with the constant bombardment of “heathen” troops. The events leading up to this spilt allow Constantine a newly converted Christian to moved the capital of Rome to Byzantine and renamed the city Constantinople in 330 A.D. With two established capitals of Roman the power of its empire continued to weaken. Before the Western Half fell Emperor Theodosis I in 380 A.D. declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman
The primary components of Greek and Roman intellectual roots stemmed from the works of Aristotle in Politics, and Plato’s Republic and Laws. In Greek and Roman intellectual circles philosophies were developed through the use of speculate discussion. Speculate discussion was when an idea or principle was deeply debated in a circle of learned men until it was …show more content…
Aristotle found this idea though the belief that humanity is a social creature and that humanity can only reach its fullest potential through the work of a community. In Aristotle work Politics he discusses the idea of citizenship and that the people (i.e. men) have the “right” to disagree with how the government is being lead. Aristotle found that the best form of government was a “Polity (mix of aristocracy and democracy)” (Appendix A). In which a single leader made the decisions for the body of government but with the opinion of the people in mind. Aristotle also noted the “worst” form of government is “tyranny in which the ruler rules selfishly” (Appendix A). Aristotle believed that man could find logical truths through the use of speculate discussion. This set of ideals greatly differed to how the Christian believed how a government should be …show more content…
when the Edict of Milan proclaimed that Christianity was to be a tolerated religion in the Roman Empire. By this point the Roman power was starting to weaver and the Empire had been split into two providences. With this the Roman empire become an Eastern and Western half and distrust of Greek and Roman intellectual root moved into the East with the constant bombardment of “heathen” troops. The events leading up to this spilt allow Constantine a newly converted Christian to moved the capital of Rome to Byzantine and renamed the city Constantinople in 330 A.D. With two established capitals of Roman the power of its empire continued to weaken. Before the Western Half fell Emperor Theodosis I in 380 A.D. declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman