About The Word Scholasticism
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Scholasticism
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What's The Definition Of Scholasticism?
[n] orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
[n] the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers Synonyms | Synonyms for Scholasticism: academicism | academism Related Terms | Find terms related to Scholasticism: See Also | philosophical doctrine | philosophical theory | traditionalism | traditionality Scholasticism In Webster's Dictionary \Scho*las"ti*cism\, n.
The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy;
scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.
The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned
laborious investigation and slow induction. --J. P.
Smith.
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