Definition
A medieval philosophical and theological system that sought to reconcile Christian faith with classical philosophy, especially Aristotelian logic. Scholastics used rigorous rational methods to explore religious questions and defend doctrine.
Etymology
From Latin 'scholasticus' meaning 'of the school,' referring to medieval university scholars. The movement peaked in the 13th century with figures like Thomas Aquinas, who synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology.
Kelly Says
Scholastics invented the university debate format we still use today—they'd argue both sides of theological questions with mathematical precision! Thomas Aquinas literally tried to prove God's existence like a geometry theorem.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
ARالعربية
ال Scholasticism
al-skhol-as-tee-zm
BNবাংলা
scholasticism
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CACatalà
scholasticisme
skhol-as-tee-sme
CSČeština
scholasticismus
shkol-as-tee-muhs
DADansk
scholasticisme
skhol-as-tee-sme
DEDeutsch
Scholasticismus
shkol-as-tee-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
Σχολαστικισμός
skhol-as-tee-kism-os
ESEspañol
escolástica
es-koh-las-tee-kah
FAفارسی
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
FISuomi
scholasticismi
skhol-as-tee-smi
FRFrançais
scholasticisme
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GUGU
scholasticism
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HAHA
scholasticism
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HEעברית
scholasticism
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HIहिन्दी
शास्त्रशास्त्र
shaas-tra-shaas-tra
HUMagyar
scholasticismus
shkol-as-tee-muhs
IDBahasa Indonesia
scholasticisme
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IGIG
scholasticism
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ITItaliano
scholasticismo
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JA日本語
スコラ哲学
skora-te-tsugaku
KKKK
scholasticism
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KMKM
scholasticism
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MRMR
scholasticism
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MSBahasa Melayu
scholasticisme
skhol-as-tee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
scholasticism
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NLNederlands
scholasticisme
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NONorsk
scholasticisme
skhol-as-tee-sme
PAPA
scholasticism
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PLPolski
szkolastyka
shko-las-tee-kah
PTPortuguês
scholasticismo
skhol-as-tee-smo
RORomână
scholasticism
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RUРусский
escolástica
es-koh-las-tee-kah
SVSvenska
scholasticism
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SWKiswahili
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
TAதமிழ்
சட்டப்படி
sat-tap-pa-di
TEతెలుగు
scholasticism
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TLTL
scholasticism
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TRTürkçe
scholasticism
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UKУкраїнська
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
URاردو
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
VITiếng Việt
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
YOYO
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm
ZH中文
scholasticism
shēng-xué-zhǔyì
ZUZU
scholasticism
skhol-as-tee-zm