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/
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Start YearA conventional period boundary marking the rise of Anselm of Canterbury and the early scholastic method, not a single founding event. Founded Date End YearA conventional period boundary; scholastic method remained influential well past its thirteenth and fourteenth century high period. Connections
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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; Aquinas and Christian theology proper belong to the Divinity atlas.
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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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It is known for employing logically precise analyses toward the goal of reconciling classical philosophy (particularly Aristotelian logic) and Catholic Christianity.
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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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he epitomizes the scholastic method of the newly founded universities
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He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a precursor to the Scholastic movement, and, along with Cassiodorus, one of the two leading Christian scholars of the 6th century.
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