Im dłuższa noc, tym więcej gwiazd. Krótka rzecz o średniowieczu
The longer the night, the brighter the stars. A short thing about the Middle Ages

Summary/Abstract: In the article, I oppose the prevalent opinions that the Middle Ages were „dark ages” during which no progress was made. Renaissance and Enlightenment influenced this interpretationof the Middle Ages today. In the article, I demonstrate that Enlightenment theories of progress could not arise without Saint Augustine’s linear time concept. I also remind that the scientificrevolution took place in the Middle Ages: universities were formed and the revitalization of ancient Greek thought was initiated. In the second part of the article, I present a few antinomies from Jacques Le Goff’s and Nicolas Truong’s book "History of the Body in the Middle Ages" and using the Hegel dialectic method, I try to prove that development in the Middle Ages took place on the principle of opposites. For example, from different interpretations of the role of the female body (Eve–Mary: first seen as a temptress, the second as a redeemer), the role of women in the Middle Ages society is rising and the slow acceptance process for nakedness begins.

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