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The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
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This is C.S. Lewis at his most scholarly.
He easily discusses medieval cosmology with impressive insight and understanding. While occasionally too intellectual for me to follow, overall this was a very fascinating read. I especially found the latter half very easy to follow (and hard to put down because of how interesting it was)!
My biggest takeaway is a sense of the staggering amount of how much I have to learn. Not just how far I am from understanding the medieval authors, but also how far I (and all humanity with me) are from understanding our world.
This book has totally changed how I think about the relationships began science and worldview and psychology. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time, I'm sure.
Definitely one I'd like to reread.
He easily discusses medieval cosmology with impressive insight and understanding. While occasionally too intellectual for me to follow, overall this was a very fascinating read. I especially found the latter half very easy to follow (and hard to put down because of how interesting it was)!
My biggest takeaway is a sense of the staggering amount of how much I have to learn. Not just how far I am from understanding the medieval authors, but also how far I (and all humanity with me) are from understanding our world.
This book has totally changed how I think about the relationships began science and worldview and psychology. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time, I'm sure.
Definitely one I'd like to reread.
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August 19, 2023
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August 19, 2023
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March 24, 2025
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March 24, 2025
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May 8, 2025
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May 8, 2025
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"I'm not sure I'm ready for this level of academic thinking, but I'm plowing through anyways.
Lewis has so many interesting thoughts, but I'm not sure I'm following the main thrust of his arguments. This is definitely much more intellectual than anything else I've read by him."
Lewis has so many interesting thoughts, but I'm not sure I'm following the main thrust of his arguments. This is definitely much more intellectual than anything else I've read by him."
May 16, 2025
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Finished Reading
