SMC212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: False Premise, Studium Generale, Natural Philosophy
25 Jan 2018
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The origins of the university: paris, bologna and oxford. Cathedral schools of the 12th century gained prominence in educational landscape of medieval world, particularly in france. The school and master were often synonymous, but in paris there was a unique concentration of schools and of masters: peter abelard, main theology teacher for a few years, peter lombard, 1130s/40s, before bishop of paris (sentences) The most important one for future development was the school attached to the cathedral. This was a practice since charlemagne, but had developed into more than just clerical training. Paris was much smaller in the 12thc, but when through a population explosion. Cathedral was not yet notre dame as we know it, still being built. Attached was the cloister were the school was located. Banks of paris, other schools: st genevieve, st victor some competition and collaboration betw these 3 schools.
