knuckles Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 ... not all (or even most) religions posit a dichotomy between mind and body. The original essay that was referenced is over 40 pages long. "Mind/body" is just a summarization. There is much more to it. I second the advice to read the original. ... I don't think that such a dichotomy would account for why capitalist countries tend to be Christian. I think it is an "accident of history" that the Christian nations were the ones to turn away from religion. There were times in history when the Arabs more Aristotelian than the Christians (see Burgess's book). Calling it an "accident of history" is not to say that philosophy does not determine history. It does: the philosophy that moved away from Christianity was what brought us to reason and capitalism. However, I do not think there was anything inherent in Christianity that made it more likely that it would be the breeding ground for anti-religious philosophers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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