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Scholasticism

skuh-LAS-ti-siz-uhm
Metaphysics

Scholasticism was a medieval European philosophical and theological method that used logically precise, dialectical analysis, especially Aristotelian logic, to reconcile authoritative texts and extend systematic knowledge, most prominently in reconciling classical philosophy with Catholic Christian theology. Major figures include Anselm of Canterbury, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham, with its high period in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1100 1
A conventional period boundary marking the rise of Anselm of Canterbury and the early scholastic method, not a single founding event.
Founded Date
1100-01-01 1
End Year
1700 1
A conventional period boundary; scholastic method remained influential well past its thirteenth and fourteenth century high period.
Region
Western Europe 1
Classification
Tradition
Medieval or Scholastic 1
Connections

Associated With

Thomas Aquinas, Philosophers
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

In Branch

Philosophy of Religion, Branches of Philosophy

Filed under philosophy of religion because scholasticism's defining project, reconciling Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology, is the philosophical activity itself rather than a doctrine of the faith; its seam with the Divinity atlas over Aquinas and Christian theology proper is named in this lane's report as a routing question for the conductor, not resolved here (ruling 713).

Source Scholasticism (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Scholasticism (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    It is known for employing logically precise analyses toward the goal of reconciling classical philosophy (particularly Aristotelian logic) and Catholic Christianity.
  • Wikipedia lead section, re-fetched 2026-09-11
    Scholasticism is a medieval European philosophical movement or methodology that was the predominant education in Europe from about 1100 to 1700.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationAssociated With: Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas entry, Introduction
Quote, Associated With: Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas entry, Introduction
he epitomizes the scholastic method of the newly founded universities
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