Understanding Scholastic Thought With Foucault
Author | : Philipp W. Rosemann |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1999-12-10 |
ISBN-13 | : 0312217137 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780312217136 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Understanding Scholastic Thought With Foucault written by Philipp W. Rosemann and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-12-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Understanding Scholastic Thought with Foucault, Philipp Rosemann provides a new introduction to Scholastic thought written from a contemporary and, notably, Foucauldian perspective. In taking inspiration from the methodology of historical research developed by Foucault, the book places the intellectual achievements of the thirteenth century, especially Thomas Aquinas, in a larger cultural and institutional framework. Rosemann’s analysis sees the Scholastic tradition as the process of the gradual reinscription of the Greek intellectual heritage into the center of Christian culture. This process culminated in the thirteenth century, when new intellectual techniques facilitated the creation of a culture of dialogue. Rosemann argues that the witch-hunt can be seen as the result of a subtle but crucial transformation of the Scholastic episteme.