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2023-12-26 15:41:16 UTC - HELPFUL
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There was no systematic destruction of secular books in Medieval Europe. Medieval Christians generally had very positive attitudes towards classical scholars like Plato and Aristotle and incorporated their ideas into their own philosophy. Sources: https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/neo-platonism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotelianism https://www.academia.edu/43624285/Medieval_Cosmology_Plato_Aristotle_and_Christianity#:~:text=The%20Catholic%20Church%20had%20already,reverse%20their%20fundamental%20doctrinal%20truths. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-influence-of-Plato-and-Aristotle-to-the-Catholic-Church https://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/pyus8b/did_the_church_burn_copies_of_plato_and_aristotle/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/akbc0a/why_was_aristotle_so_important_to_medieval/
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