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scholasticism Scholasticism. a type of religious philosophy that gave the theoretical primacy to theology; it combined dogmatic premises with a rationalist technique and was preoccupied with problems of formal logic. Scholasticism reached its highest stage of development and enjoyed widespread supremacy in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
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Scholasticism Scholasticism is not so much a philosophy or a theology as a method of learning, as it places a strong emphasis on dialectical reasoning to extend knowledge by inference and to resolve contradictions. The Scholastic thought is also known for rigorous conceptual analysis and the careful drawing of distinctions.
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  pedant, bookworm, scholastic(noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit. 2  Scholastic(adj) a Scholastic philosopher or theologian. 3  scholastic(adj) of or relating to schools. scholastic year.
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PHILOSOPHY mentalism(noun) (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness.
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Definitions &Translations Scholasticism. Scholasticism is a method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100–1500, and a program of employing that method in articulating and defending dogma in an increasingly pluralistic context.
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EpistemologyJustin CruickshankLAST REVIEWED: 07 September 2017LAST MODIFIED: 29 November 2017DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199756384-0036 Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of knowledge, with knowledge traditionally defined as justified true belief. Classical epistemology set up a dualism between the mind and a material reality external to the mind.
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mysticism noun. Mysticism is a spiritual belief stating that a connection can be obtained with God or the spirits through thought and meditation. An example of mysticism is believing that a direct connection can be made with God through sitting and thinking.ysticism is a spiritual belief stating that a connection can be obtained with God or the spirits through thought and meditation.
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formalism formalism. n. 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) scrupulous or excessive adherence to outward form at the expense of inner reality or content. 2. (Logic). a. the mathematical or logical structure of a scientific argument as distinguished from its subject matter.
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Rationalism In the psychology of perception, for example, rationalism is in a sense opposed to the genetic psychology of the Swiss scholar Jean Piaget (1896–1980), who, exploring the development of thought and behaviour in the infant, argued that the categories of the mind develop only through the infant’s experience in concourse with the world.
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- Confucianism (Traditional Chinese: 儒學; Simplified Chinese: 儒学; Pinyin: Rúxué; literally means The School of the Scholars; see Names for Confucianism for details) is an East Asian ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius.
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Scholasticism 14th-century image of a university lecture. Scholasticism is a method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics (scholastics, or schoolmen) of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100 to 1700, and a program of employing that method in articulating and defending dogma in an increasingly pluralistic context.
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- Epistemology: the theory and study of knowledge. This discipline emerges in the Pre-. Socratic era. In particular, where logic, the logos is the object of study, we have the. study of the basic terms of knowledge. An important question becomes the relationship. between these terms, the logoi, and the natural world.
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PHILOSOPHY realism - (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names. Platonism. philosophy-the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics. philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory-a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy.
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- Zen definition. An approach to religion, arising from Buddhism, that seeks religious enlightenment by meditation in which there is no consciousness of self. Note: Deliberately irrational statements are sometimes used in Zen to jar persons into realizing the limits of the common uses of the intellect.
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- From Descartes' method grew the philosophy of rationalism, the belief that everything can be known about the world by sitting down and reasoning about it. Rationalism dominated Western philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries before giving way to empiricism, the method of nascent science.
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synthesize Definition of synthesize for English Language Learners. : 1  to make (something) by combining different things. : 2  to combine (things) in order to make something new. : 3  to make (something) from simpler substances through a chemical process.
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- Random Quote of the Day: Rationalism is a philosophical movement which gathered momentum during the Age of Reason of the 17th Century. It is usually associated with the introduction of mathematical methods into philosophy during this period by the major rationalist figures, Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza.andom Quote of the Day: Rationalism is a philosophical movement which gathered momentum during the Age of Reason of the 17th Century. It is usually associated with the introduction of mathematical methods into philosophy during this period by the major rationalist figures, Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza.
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positivism 1. (Philosophy) a strong form of empiricism, esp as established in the philosophical system of Auguste Comte, that rejects metaphysics and theology as seeking knowledge beyond the scope of experience, and holds that experimental investigation and observation are the only sources of substantial knowledge.
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formalism for·mal·ism. n. 1. Rigorous or excessive adherence to recognized forms, as in religion or art. 2. An instance of rigorous or excessive adherence to recognized forms. 3. A method of aesthetic analysis that emphasizes structural elements and artistic techniques rather than content, especially in literary works. for′mal·ist adj. & n. for′mal·is′tic adj.
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- ♦. Didacticism means to instill a particular piece of literature or article with a specific philosophical concept meant to teach a specific message or a moral lesson besides giving information and pleasure.It is specifically used for literary pieces that are full of morality and target a specific audience.. Didacticism means to instill a particular piece of literature or article with a specific philosophical concept meant to teach a specific message or a moral lesson besides giving information and pleasure.
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What is Spiritism Spiritism is at the same time, a science of observation and a philosophical doctrine. As a practical science, it consists of relationships that can be established with the spirits; as philosophy, it includes all the moral consequences resulting from such relationships.
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Jainism Jainism. one of the primary religious and philosophical systems of India, which arose in the sixth century. . The wandering preacher Vardhamana is considered the founder of the faith.
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- Epistemologists: 2 schools of thought. 1. Rationalists.  Trust in a priori reason and introspection.  Distrust the senses or sensory knowledge.  Some ideas (the most reliable) are innate, born in us. Ex: Plato, Anselm and Descartes. Continental Rationalists: 3 prominent rationalists at the time.
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- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Voluntarism. Voluntarism is the theory that God or the ultimate nature of reality is to be conceived as some form of will (or conation). This theory is contrasted to intellectualism, which gives primacy to God's reason.
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- For that purpose, the Scholasticum focuses its attention on three fields of study, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Biblical Studies and Scholastic Theology. Academic Calendar ° ° ° ° ° ° Autumn of 2016 Wednesday, September 22: First Day students can occupy their dorms / apartments for Fall Semester Monday, Se...