The historical journey of humanity toward knowledge and science, after the violent overthrow of Greek Philosophy during the early Christian times, was one of martyrdom and pain.

The violence of power (both political and religious), torture, and death sentences, in the glory of God, annihilated and degraded humanity.

Humanism, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment form the triptych of the new era, which, by resurrecting the lost human values from the medieval cupboard, led humanity once again to the conquest of nature and to social progress.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]