Scholasticism
Scott E. Hendrix
Abstract Scholasticism developed as a method of critical inquiry and an approach to knowledge based on dialectical reasoning. Scholastics privilege the analytical tools by Aristotle (384–322 bce ) later rigorously systematized thirteenth‐century philosopher/theologians, most notably Albert Great (1200–80) his disciple Thomas Aquinas (1225–74). The term “Scholasticism” is derived from Latin scholasticus , applied first masters Cathedral Schools that began spring up in Europe during Carolingian renaissance ninth century.
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