Scholasticism
- Scholasticism was a medieval school of philosophy that used a critical organic method of analysis based on Aristotelian 10 Categories.
- Christian scholasticism emerged from monastic schools that translated scholastic Judeo-Islamic philosophies and rediscovered the works of Aristotle.
- Scholasticism dominated education in Europe from about 1100 to 1700, with schools flourishing in Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, and England.
- Scholasticism emphasized dialectical reasoning, rigorous conceptual analysis, and the careful drawing of distinctions.
- Scholastic thought was applied to many other fields of study, including theology, science, and law.
- Scholasticism began with the Carolingian Renaissance and continued through the High Scholasticism, Late Scholasticism, Protestant Scholasticism, and Neo-Scholasticism.
- Scholastic method focused on acquiring knowledge and communicating it effectively to others.
- Scholastic instruction consisted of lectio, meditatio, and quaestio methods of reasoning.
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