Medieval philosophy designates philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Philosophy during this period was closely connected to Christian thought and theology. The key philosophers of the time were churchmen. Medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods - the period following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century focused on preserving the works of Aristotle and Plato. The 'golden age' of the 12th-14th centuries saw further philosophical development heavily influenced by Christian theology.
Medieval philosophy designates philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Philosophy during this period was closely connected to Christian thought and theology. The key philosophers of the time were churchmen. Medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods - the period following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century focused on preserving the works of Aristotle and Plato. The 'golden age' of the 12th-14th centuries saw further philosophical development heavily influenced by Christian theology.
Medieval philosophy designates philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Philosophy during this period was closely connected to Christian thought and theology. The key philosophers of the time were churchmen. Medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods - the period following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century focused on preserving the works of Aristotle and Plato. The 'golden age' of the 12th-14th centuries saw further philosophical development heavily influenced by Christian theology.
Medieval philosophy designates philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Philosophy during this period was closely connected to Christian thought and theology. The key philosophers of the time were churchmen. Medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods - the period following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century focused on preserving the works of Aristotle and Plato. The 'golden age' of the 12th-14th centuries saw further philosophical development heavily influenced by Christian theology.
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Medieval philosophy
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Medieval philosophy Medieval philosophy designates the philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages - i.e., from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries CE to the Renaissance of the 15th century. Philosophy of the medieval period was closely connected to Christian thought, particularly theology, and the chief philosophers of the period were churchmen. Philosophers who strayed from this close relation were chided by their superiors. Greek philosophy ceased to be creative after Plotinus in the 3rd century CE. A century later, Christian thinkers such as St. Ambrose (339– 397), St. Victorinus (died c. 304), and St. Augustine (354–430) began to assimilate Neoplatonism into Christian doctrine in order to give a rational interpretation of Christian faith. Medieval philosophy The history of medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods: the period in the Latin West following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century, when the works of Aristotle and Plato were preserved and cultivated and the 'golden age' of the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries in the Latin West.The medieval era was disparagingly treated by the Renaissance humanists, who saw it as a barbaric 'middle' period between the classical age of Greek and Roman culture, and the 'rebirth' or renaissance of classical culture. Modern historians consider the medieval era to be one of philosophical development, heavily influenced by Christian theology. One of the most notable thinkers of the era, Thomas Aquinas, never considered himself a philosopher, and criticized philosophers for always "falling short of the true and proper wisdom to be found in Christian revelation". Patristic period The Patristic Period is a vital point in the history of Christianity since it contexturalizes the early Christian information from the time of the death of the last Apostle (John) (which runs roughly about 100 A.D. to the Middle Ages (451 A.D. and the council of Chalcedon). It describes the cohesion between Judaism and Christianity and various theological points being sorted out. Most denominations find this period of church history vitally important on a similar scale. From Roman Catholicism to the Reformed Churches following Zwingli and Calvin, many basic Christian concepts are birthed during this age, which, for good reason, the church would continue to believe for all time as orthodox over and against all heretical Patristic period
The history of Western philosophy has three periods: ancient, medieval, and modern. The medieval is the period of the religious philosophies: Jewish, Christian, and Mohammedan. Though "medieval" designates the European period of the 11th to the 14th centuries a.d., the history of christian philosophy comprises the two periods of patristic and scholastic philosophy. The patristic period extends from the beginnings of Christianity to the 8th century (or from St. justin martyr, c. 100–164, to St. john damascene, d. c. 749) and is limited to the Mediterranean basin. The development of patristic thought begins with the apostolic Fathers and continues with the Apologists and the beginnings of theology and philosophy to the golden age of the 4th century (Nicaea, 325 to Chalcedon, 451); the final period concludes with Damascene. Scholastic period Scholasticism is a Medieval school of philosophy (or, perhaps more accurately, a method of learning) taught by the academics of medieval universities and cathedrals in the period from the 12th to 16th Century. It combined Logic, Metaphysics and semantics into one discipline, and is generally recognized to have developed our understanding of Logic significantly. Scholasticism is best known for its application in medieval Christian theology, especially in attempts to reconcile the philosophy of the ancient classical philosophers (particularly Aristotle) with Christian theology. Scholastic period The great philosophic problem which exercised the minds of the Schoolmen was that of Nominalism and Realism— an antithesis, the origin of which is to be found in the relation of Scholasticism to the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. The question as to whether universal notions have a substantial existence or whether they consist in bare intellectual concepts only was raised by a passage taken from the introduction to the Isagoge of Porphyry as translated by Boethius. The great battle over this problem, left undetermined by its author, was opened towards the close of the ninth century by John Scotus Erigena. But it is not till we come to the last years of the eleventh century that the strife became keen as between Roscellinus and Anselm. It continues throughout the whole course of Scholasticism, and is brought to bear on almost every question of life and ritual. Thank you for your attention!
