Rationality and Belief in Middle Ages

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10.2991/iccessh-16.2016.153How to use a DOI?

Keywords

nationality; belief; scholasticism; thomas

Abstract

The relationship of rationality and belief, which is the core issue of the Middle Ages, throughout the whole progress of medieval philosophy's formation, prosperity and fading. The Middle Ages of European is known for corruption and cruel carnage of policy, various taxes and unbridled plunder as well as brainwash and ignorant rule, in which cases, it is deemed as the "Age of Darkness". The rule of fideism makes rational thoughts become people's exclusion zone and people's nationality become servant of the fideism. Due to absolute monopoly of single religion, it is inevitable to make theory related to religion simply become tools for demonstrating special religious creeds as well as theology serving fideism. Nevertheless, there is no lack of philosophic wisdom shining during the time and tide of over one thousand year long so that it is worthy for us to pay attention or research on the argument of rationality and belief.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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