Medieval times were extremely different than ours. Not only in the way they dressed, lived, or communicated, but in their thoughts and ideas. The medieval person's imagination is very different from that of people today. Jack Zupko says that there are two main factors that affected medieval people's minds; one is the church, and the other is access to ancient texts. During this time period, the Church was quickly gaining authority. Many people turned the church for education, and for comfort about the final judgment, the end of the world, or whatever was to come in the year 1000. People also liked learning information from ancient texts, which is similar to what we do today. They studied history back then, just as we do now. Another major element of belief that separates medieval times from our times is slavery. Today, we have completely abolished slavery, and most people are astounded by the thought. Back then, it was normal to have plenty of serfs if you were rich. As you can see, it would be very difficult for people today to live in medieval times because the thoughts influencing the way of life were very different from today.
Sources:
Zupko, Jack. "Philosophy of Mind- Ancient and Medieval- Medieval Views." Web. 15 Apr. 2010.
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Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia, 03 Oct. 2003. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medieval_church.jpg>.
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