Philosophy of the RCC

trys to justify faith and reason

wrote Sic et Non (yes and no)

had an affair with student and had manhood chopped off.

said sometimes faith and reason go together but not always and we should always challenge everything especially the church. all the church says is not the gospel

said every thought is God inspired and God never gives bad thoughts thus faith and reason always go together.

supported Scholasticism and supported by the church.

said if can't find connection then you were wrong not the church

wrote Summa Theologica

written by Aquinas

defined Scholasticism

favored Aristotle's writtings who was considered the scholar.

Belogna - first 1158 middle and wealthy got together in town and taught. controled by town. became the greatest law school in Europe (most Roman law books here)

Oxford - second 1208

by 1300s all raising countries had universities kept by towns and then later on by the kings

books began to be written in common vernacular which would have hurt the church because well, the church lied but since books were still being hand written, they were expensive thus not many people could get them.

Donte's Divine Comedy (first works of Italian Poetry)

Cantebury Tales (first anglo-saxon writtings)

writings less about God and church