The Renaissance broke scholasticism and revived direct study of Plato and Aristotle.

Evidence

The Renaissance was not a period of great achievement in philosophy, but it did certain things which were essential preliminaries to the greatness of the seventeenth century. In the first place, it broke down the rigid scholastic system, which had become an intellectual strait jacket. It revived the study of Plato, and thereby demanded at least so much independent thought as was required for choosing between him and Aristotle. In regard to both, it promoted a genuine and first-hand knowledge, free from the glosses of Neoplatonists and Arabic commentators. More important still, it encouraged the habit of regarding intellectual activity as a delightful social adventure, not a cloistered meditation aiming at the preservation of a predetermined orthodoxy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1858

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• XREF: XREF names the transition from scholasticism to modern philosophy. — connects to: Modern neuroscience of limbic resonance validates Plato’s ancient prescription about calming infants — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 11459; Islamic translations of Greek and Indian texts catalyzed the European Renaissance. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 803; Muslim scholars’ work paved the way for the European Renaissance. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 56 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1858