Scholasticism

Medieval Period
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 Definition
Etymology
• The system
terms "scholastic" andand
of theological "scholasticism"
philosophical
teaching predominant
derive from in thescholasticus,
the Latin word Middle Ages,thebased
chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and
Latinized
of form
Aristotle andofhis commentators.
a philosophical
• the movement
Greek σχολαστικός dominant inanwestern
(scholastikos),
Christian civilization from the 9th until the 17th
adjectiveand
century derived from σχολή
combining (scholē),
religious dogma with the
mystical
"school". and intuitional
Scholasticus tradition
means "of orofpertaining
patristic
philosophy especially of St. Augustine and later with
to schools". The "scholastics" were, roughly,
Aristotelianism
• strict adherence to traditional doctrines
"schoolmen".

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 Aims
• Intellectual discipline

• Faith by reason

• To find the answer to a

question or resolve a
contradiction
 Influence
Methods of teaching in scholastic schools:
1. Lectio
A simple reading of a text, the instructors explained, and
silence for the students.
2. Disputatio
i. Ordinary
The question to be disputed was announced
beforehand.
ii. Quodlibetal
The students would propose the question to the teacher
without any prior preparation
• The scholastics would choose a

Scholastic Method
book by a renowned scholar, called
auctor (author), as a subject of
investigation.
• By reading the book thoroughly
and critically, the disciples learned
to appreciate the theories of the
auctor. Then other documents
related to the source document
would be referenced.
• The points of disagreement and
contention between these multiple
sources would be written down.
• Through a series of dialectics the
two sides of an argument would be
made whole so that they would be
found to be in agreement and not
contradictory.
 Influence
Agencies of Scholasticism

Parish school
Monastic
and Cathedral school
Palace School

University
Influence
• Emphasis of
intellectual
training

• Organization of
University