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  3. How the 'Western mind' was shaped by the Medieval Church | BBC Future

How the 'Western mind' was shaped by the Medieval Church | BBC Future

January 03, 2021
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201231-how-the-way-you-think-was-shaped-centuries-ago

Most research on human psychology focuses on Western societies, but the way people in the West think can be traced to changes in family structures in the Middle Ages.

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