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

Summary

scholasticism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • scholasticism is a type of Christian philosophy[2].
  • scholasticism is a type of philosophical schools and traditions[3].
  • scholasticism's Commons category is recorded as Scholasticism[4].
  • scholasticism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scholasticism[5].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[6].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • scholasticism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • scholasticism's different from is recorded as scholarly method[12].
  • scholasticism's different from is recorded as Q16052590[13].
  • scholasticism dates from the Middle Ages[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include Christian philosophy[2] and philosophical schools and traditions[3].

Why It Matters

scholasticism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month).[1] scholasticism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] scholasticism is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from scholarly method, Q16052590
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    Subclass of Christian philosophy, philosophical schools and traditions
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