Its origins lie in Christian institutions. The heads of the institutions were known as Magister Scholae, or Scholasticus. Out of their teachings, philosophy was taught and so "scholastic," the term used to designate both the system and the method of the teaching, emerged. The period in which this term was coined was known as the Patristic era - a time in which philosophy and theology merged to the forefront of learning. In institutions, such theology and philosophy was represented by dialect. The Scholastic movement emerged from the discussions of said dialect. Christian Rationalism resulted from these discussions. Scholasticism stepped forward in its advancement through its use of reason and in its dialect on spiritual truth, and its application of dialect to its theology. The willingness of the schoolmen to step out of the strict and traditional boundaries attracted many others to follow suit. The procedure set by the dialect in Scholasticism was the stating of a thesis, objections, and solutions of the objections. The logic and knowledge in the system was derived from sense- knowledge. Scholastics believed intellectual knowledge differed from sense- knowledge in both degree and kind. The emergence of both Humanism and The Renaissance contributed to the decline of Scholasticism.
Its origins lie in Christian institutions. The heads of the institutions were known as Magister Scholae, or Scholasticus. Out of their teachings, philosophy was taught and so "scholastic," the term used to designate both the system and the method of the teaching, emerged. The period in which this term was coined was known as the Patristic era - a time in which philosophy and theology merged to the forefront of learning. In institutions, such theology and philosophy was represented by dialect. The Scholastic movement emerged from the discussions of said dialect. Christian Rationalism resulted from these discussions. Scholasticism stepped forward in its advancement through its use of reason and in its dialect on spiritual truth, and its application of dialect to its theology. The willingness of the schoolmen to step out of the strict and traditional boundaries attracted many others to follow suit. The procedure set by the dialect in Scholasticism was the stating of a thesis, objections, and solutions of the objections. The logic and knowledge in the system was derived from sense- knowledge. Scholastics believed intellectual knowledge differed from sense- knowledge in both degree and kind. The emergence of both Humanism and The Renaissance contributed to the decline of Scholasticism.
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Catholic Encyclopedia