School
Scholasticism
The method of philosophy and theology in the medieval universities, which used careful logical analysis to reconcile Christian doctrine with reason and Aristotle.
Scholasticism was less a single doctrine than a way of teaching and arguing. Questions were posed, arguments for and against were set out, and a resolution was defended against each objection. It reached its height in the thirteenth century with thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas.
- Tradition
- Western
Philosophers
- Thomas Aquinasc. 1225 – 1274
- William of Ockhamc. 1287 – 1347
Sources
- John Marenbon, Medieval Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy