A mediaevalist trying to be a philosopher and a philosopher trying to be a mediaevalist write about theology, philosophy, scholarship, books, the middle ages, and especially the life, times, and thought of the Doctor Subtilis, the Blessed John Duns Scotus.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Reflections on the 'Resurrection' of Medieval Philosophy
Here. The comment about the "stifling" atmosphere that Catholic colleges create for the study of medieval philosophy made me laugh. Catholic colleges aren't interested in medieval philosophy any more than analytic philosophy departments. They just need an in-house pet Thomist that they can point to when the Magisterium comes a knockin'.
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