Associations to the word «Scholasticism»

Wiktionary

SCHOLASTICISM, noun. (philosophy) a tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology

Dictionary definition

SCHOLASTICISM, noun. The system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers.
SCHOLASTICISM, noun. Orthodoxy of a scholastic variety.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley