Scholasticism

Focus: -the main idea of scholasticism is to give rational content to faith -scholastic philosophers sought to use reason to illuminate the validity and truth of faith, and deepen the understanding of religious beliefs -they hoped that through their logic and reason, they would be brought to the spiritual truths already accepted by society -less interested in discovering new arenas of thought: more concerned with validating existing beliefs

Event Influences: -the translating of Aristotle, Plato, and other Greek thinkers' work by Arab scholars -the growth of popular new religious orders like Dominicans and Franciscans -questioning of "Universals" -growth of universities

Previous Movement Influences: -influenced by both realism and nominalism -neoplatonism

Philosophers: -St. Anslem (late 11th century) -John of Salisbury (12th) -Hugh of St. Victor (12th) -**Peter Lombard** (12th) -**Albertus Magnus** (13th) -Roger Bacon (13th) -**St. Thomas Aquinas** -John Duns Scotus (13th) -William of Ockham (14th)

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