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My guess is the older brother was named by the younger brother, the Enlightenment. They were "dark" because they were fundamentally anti-enlightenment; further

My guess is the older brother was named by the younger brother, the Enlightenment. They were "dark" because they were fundamentally anti-enlightenment; further it was hard to see through them to the classical period as they tried to burn most of those books. Personally, I think it's a fine name. The inquisition! What a show!

goto11 7y ago
No, the term is by Petrarca from early Renaissance.
- methehack 7y ago
  Ah -- makes sense -- same idea though s/Englightenment/Renaissance/g
  - juki 7y ago
    Note also that the Spanish Inquisition operated during the Renaissance - early Enlightenment era, not the dark ages.
monastic 7y ago
>They were "dark" because they were fundamentally anti-enlightenment This is a gross mischaracterization reinforced by the enduring and destructive Jacobin propaganda of the French revolution. We are deeply indebted to the intellectual impetus of those "dark ages": https://pastebin.com/8ZgDV5mt https://pastebin.com/8ZgDV5mt