scholasticism
method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics ("scholastics", or "schoolmen") of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100 to 1700
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scholasticism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,997 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: Christian philosophy[2], philosophical schools and traditions[3]
- Commons category: Scholasticism[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scholasticism[5]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[6], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
- Different from: scholarly method[12], اخلاقگرایی اقتصادی[13]
- Time period: Middle Ages[14]
- P14483: e/escolastica[15]
- P14541: 38gFIr[16]
Why It Matters
scholasticism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] scholasticism is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]