Philosophy 33 Flashcards
What was the initial reaction of the Church to the above?
The Church was pressed to take a stand against the anti theological thinking beginning to spread
What happened to Aristotle’s writings in the West?
They were increasingly recognized as a naturalistic cosmology not readily combined with a straightforward Christian outlook
What happened a “half-century” after Aquinas?
His life and work were reevaluated by the Church hierarchy and he was canonized a scholar-saint
Collectively, what did the works of Aristotle and Ptolemy offer?
A full picture or cosmology
What did Dante create?
A vast classical Christian mythology encompassing the whole of creation that would exert a considerable influence on the later Christian imagination
What did the “Commedia” portray and achieve?
“Commedia” portrayed the entire Christian hierarchy of being
