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Who is Schoolmen from An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and what is their importance? An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding English & Literature Schoolmen | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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The name Schoolmen refers to a type or method of philosophy that was dominant from the 11th through the 16th century. Thomas Aquinas, who tried to combine Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine, was the key figure in Scholasticism. Scholasticism is known for its topic based debates that included things like.... how many angels can stand on the head of a pin.

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