WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Scholasticism is a method of learning more than a philosophy or a theology, since it places a strong emphasis on dialectical reasoning to extend knowledge by inference and to resolve contradictions. Scholastic thought is also known for rigorous conceptual analysis and the careful drawing of distinctions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most fundamental cause of scholasticism is the exhaustion of inquiry. In any field, only so many important findings are possible. Once these have been made, there is less for later scholars to discover.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pursuit of scholasticism was considered an important endeavor to Medieval theologians as it was thought to be a way to align Christianity with the intellectual pursuit of philosophy and to therefore characterize Christian theology as an intellectual discipline.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are Faith and Reason? Faith is the belief in the truth of something that does not require any evidence and may not be provable by any empirical or rational means. Reason is the faculty of the mind through which we can logically come to rational conclusions.