SOAN 2111 Lecture Notes - Medieval Philosophy, Bubonic Plague
2 Mar 2013
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Historical background around the time of hobbies: renaissance to baroque. People tended to think the whole world worked by magic. Rationalism sees knowledge existing independently of physical reality. Empiricism sees knowledge based on observable, physical reality. Start to self-reflect, look for reason that helped defend articles of faith. Medieval philosophy joining of faith with reason: revealed truths could be defended with the help of rational analysis. Philosophy was that handmaid of theology; reason was subordinate to faith. Tension between reason and faith was now heightened. By 12th century books by plato are available and philosophical battle is waged. Religious authority on one side felt religious doctrine was enough versus religious philosophers who were interested in combing the ideas in teaching of the greek philosophers. 1348 bubonic plague (black death) small outbreaks of plague until.
