scholasticism! ppt

8/10/2019 Scholasticism! ppt.

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SCHOLASTICISM!!!!!By Molly Cain

AP EURO!


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So what is scholasticism??

Lets check answers.com The dominant westernChristian theological andphilosophical school of theMiddle Ages, based on theauthority of the Latin Fathersand of Aristotle and his

commentators.


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Origins Came from obscure beginnings Found a home in medieval universities

Oxford Paris Cologne

St. Anslem, first Scholar Faith seeks understanding


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High Period

13 th and 14 th centuries Schools of translation

William of Moerbeke'stranslations and editionsof Greek philosophicaltexts

Universities developed inthis period


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A bit more on universities

The major ones: University of Oxford, est.1167; University of Cambridge, est. 1209


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Drama in the Catholic Church?!? Rival clerical orders within the church began to battle

for political and intellectual control of the universities .

Franciscans Dominicans


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Franciscans

Founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209 Following Anselm, their leader

Bonaventure supposed that reason canonly discover truth when philosophy isilluminated by religious faith


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Dominicans

Founded by St. Dominic in 1215 Mission to propagate and defend Christian

doctrine


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Thomism

Philosophicalschool duringscholastic period

Founded by St.Thomas Aquinas Follower of Aristotle

Thomism revitalized12 th centuryscholasticism forthe 13 th century


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Second Scholasticism

Revival of scholastic system of philosophyin the 16 th century Reaction to the Protestant Reformation

Helped by the founding of Society ofJesus, the Jesuits, in 1540 by IgnatiusLoyola


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Neo-scholasticism

Defined as the revival and developmentfrom the second half of the 19th century ofmedieval scholastic philosophy

Also called neo-Thomism Sought to restore fundamental doctrines of

13 th century scholasticism


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Scholasticism in the States

The University of Notre Dame, founded in1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin

Georgetown University founded in 1773 Catholic University of America founded in

1887


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A quick sidenote.

Cornell University!

Freedom ofreligion in theIvy League!


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Impact

The method of scholasticism sought tounderstand the fundamental aspects oftheology, philosophy, and law.

Scholasticism founded a method oflearning based on reasoning and makinginferences

Eventually the scholastic method wasapplied to many fields of study

Harmonized medieval Christian figures


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More impact.

Increased importance of education Peter Abelard (1079 April 21, 1142)

Advocated peaceful cooperation ofscience and religion: Albertus Magnus


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Impact on Modern EuropeanHistory

Oxford tops many global universityrankings

Scholastic method still used in universitiesand schools all over

Importance of philosophy and reason inmodern education

Scholastics focus on supporting RomanCatholic doctrines through secular study,reason, and logic


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Scholasticism, summed up

How are we to

reconcile reason withrevelation, science

with faith, philosophywith theology?


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