PHL206H1 Chapter Notes -Jewish Philosophy
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Aristotelian methods of disputation and science, and these become their own techniques of discussion and inquiry y theologians like st. thomas aquinas adapted aristotelian notion of science to theology, which now became science of sacred doctrine. The new translations y new translations made mainly in mediterranean countries (esp italy, sicily, and. Spain), where christians, moslems, and jews mingled and spoke each other s language y 1128 james of venice translated from greek to latin aristotle s topics, prior and. Posterior analytics, and sophistical arguments y these became known as the new logic (logica nova), in distinction to the old. Thomas immediately realizes the true percentage of aristotle s book of causes incorporated into it. In recognizing the platonic character of this work and dissociating aristotle from many of the neoplatonic accretions of his commentaries, st. thomas helped the. In the faculty of theology the text was the bible or the sentences of peter.
