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The importance of medieval philosophy in the development of science

Author(s): Edward Sienkiewicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, History of Philosophy, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: criticism; faith; intellect; Middle Ages; mysticism; philosophy; science; synthesis; truth; universality

Summary/Abstract: One of the major mistakes in assessing the significance of medieval philosophy for the development of science is omitting all the historical context in which philosophy and sciences evolved. Meanwhile, medieval philosophy has made a synthesis of faith and intellect. It also distinguished philosophy from theology which gave the beginning of new branches of science. For this reason, medieval philosophers should be considered also as scholars in the contemporary sense of the word.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 213-230
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish