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| One of the first Western philosopher-theologians to emphasize the works of Aristotle |
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| Argued that sense perception and rational powers should supplement faith |
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| After having demonstrated the validity of inner, subjective experience, said that one can know God through introspection as well as through the revealed truth of Scripture. Also wrote on human free will. |
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| Arabic physician and philosopher, wrote influential commentaries on Aristotle's work on the senses, memory, sleep and waking, and dreams. |
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| Arabic physician and philosopher. Translated works of Aristotle. |
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| Contemporary of St. Thomas Aquinas, argued that Christianity should remain Augustinian and reject scholasticism. |
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| Abelard's proposed solution to the realism-nominalism debate. Concepts don't have independent existence (realism), but that, being abstractions, they are more than mere names (nominalism) |
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| Roman Emperor under whose leadership widely diverse Christian writings and beliefs were formalized thus facilitating the widespread acceptance of Christianity. |
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| Belief that the best life is one lived close to nature and free from the rules and regulations of society. |
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