Philosophical+Movements

T. McClanahan, T. Morley

Philosophical Movements of 450-1450 How would you characterize the time period from a philosophical standpoint? (Major themes, moods, etc.)

-two schools of thought -because Christianity was spreading and becoming more popular (as well as diversifying) people began to question it's validity, and philosophers stepped up to the plate -the sought to find ways to expain and validate religious dogma through philosophy, and some even used mathematical equations and formulas to prove the existence of the existential
 * 1) everything exists, including ideas and universals (many religious beliefs fall into this category), even if we don't "think" abou t them...they would exist without us being here
 * 2) only individual, solid things exist, and everything else exists only in the mind.

What were the three of four most important philosophical movements? (include visuals and links) Scholasticism Rationalism Versus Empiricism Nominalism Versus Realism

Main Philosophers of the time period.

[|St. Thomas Aquinas]

[|William of Ockham]

[|Gottfried Leibniz]

[|Baruch Spinoza]

Other Philosophers [|St. Anslem of Cantebury] [|Hugh St. Victor] [|Peter Lombard] [|Albertus Magnus] [|Roger Bacon][|Bonaventure] [|Duns Scotus]

What world events were important during this period and how did these events affect the philosophical movements of the period?

-biggest influence: growth of universities and introduction of Aristotelian theory to the West -ancient philospohy was being translated by Arab scholars so the West could read and study them

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