During this time they tried to bring back the thinking of Plato and Aristotle. Most was about Aristotle, but there was still thoughts of Plato. They wanted to understand the human and the divine better. Avicenna, an Arab philospher said imagination was more important then intellect, but the people of the west say that imagination must be under control by intellect. Imagination is essential to see the difference between reality and transcendent reality ("Imagination").
"Imagination - Medieval And Renaissance Views". 22 Apr. 2010. http://science.jrank.org/pages/9771/Imagination-Medieval-Renaissance-Views.html
"File:Platon Altes Museum2.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 21 Apr. 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platon_altes_Museum2.jpg
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