Outline some criticisms of scholasticism.

      

Outline some criticisms of scholasticism.

  

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Martin
1. Being theoretical rather than practical in approach

2. Its main aim was to interpret Aristotle’s work and the bible not to pursue newknowledge. Did not want to look beyond ancient texts – a backward looking movement.

3. It aimed to explain why everything was for the best and therefore it did not aim at changing the world. Although scholasticism was not progressive the church used it to keep education alive through the middle ages. It was also continued during the
period of renaissance and the scientific revolution which were also initiated by the Roman Catholic Church

4. Scholasticism became a dominant intellectual and educational methodology in the new universities that developed in Europe. Thomas Aquinas was one of the most outstanding scholastic philosophers.
marto answered the question on May 20, 2019 at 05:47


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