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neo-scholasticism, philosophical viewpoint, prominent in the 19th and 20th cent., that sought to apply the doctrines of scholasticism scholasticism (skōlăs`tĭsĭzəm), philosophy and theology of Western Christendom in the Middle Ages. ..... Click the link for more information. to contemporary political, economic, and social problems. It is often called neo-Thomism for its close links to St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, Saint (əkwī`nəs) [Lat. ..... Click the link for more information. , but it is more properly called neo-scholasticism, as the movement encompassed the principles of other scholastics, such as Duns Scotus Duns Scotus, John (dŭnz skō`təs) [Lat. Scotus=Irishman or Scot], c. ..... Click the link for more information. . Jacques Maritain Maritain, Jacques (zhäk märētăN`), 1882–1973, French Neo-Thomist philosopher. ..... Click the link for more information. and Étienne Gilson Gilson, Étienne (ātyĕn` zhēlsôN`), 1884–1978, French philosopher and historian, b. Paris. ..... Click the link for more information. were eminent neo-scholastics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One among many areas that invite further research is the influence of neo-Scholastic thought in the latter sixteenth century. I had always assumed that as a "safe" Thomist, and a Neo-Scholastic, Maritain enjoyed an unassailably secure position of favor and respect in Rome. Pope Gregory, like most bishops shaped by 19th-century neo-scholastic ecclesiology (theory of the church), believed that God had intended both the church and the state to be hierarchical and monarchical in structure. |
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