The Origin and Early Development of the English Universities to the Close of

Earnest Vancourt Vaughn

ISBN 10: 1334247633 / ISBN 13: 9781334247637

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book provides an insightful examination of the emergence of medieval European universities from humble beginnings to their status as influential intellectual centers. The author details the key influences and pivotal moments that shaped the development of universities like the University of Paris and the University of Oxford, tracing their origins to the revival of learning and intellectual pursuits in the 11th century. Through a meticulous study of historical records, the book uncovers the role of prominent figures like Peter Abelard and the impact of scholasticism, the dominant philosophical approach of the time. The author argues that the rise of universities was not merely an academic phenomenon but also a reflection of broader social and economic changes, including the increasing demand for a more specialized and practical education. By shedding light on the formative years of universities, this book offers valuable insights into the enduring legacy of these institutions as centers of knowledge, innovation, and intellectual exploration. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: The Origin and Early Development of the English Universities to the Close of
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1334247633
• ISBN 13: 9781334247637
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Medieval History of Europe

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Excerpt from The Origin and Early Development of the English Universities to the Close of the Thirteenth Century: A Study in Institutional History

Another influence is to be found in the curriculum of the preceding age. There was no sudden movement or discovery; the revival of the eleventh and twelfth centuries grew out of the old conditions, and it may not be too much to say that its direction was completely determined by those conditions, as, for instance, the revival of logic at Paris, of law at Bologna, and of medicine at Salerno. It is necessary, then, to notice more closely the tra ditional education inherited from the past. As has already been indicated, the object of this education was ecclesiastical, that is, to expound the scriptures and the writings of the church fathers. For the proper understanding of these a certain amount of secular education was considered necessary, represented by the elementary trivium, grammar, rhetoric, and logic, and by the more advanced quadrivium, music, arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. The content of the quadrivium was very meager before the twelfth century renaissance, and so the secular education of the dark ages was in reality the trivium.

Before the time of Charles the Great the secular culture that had survived was based upon the Latin classics and sometimes upon the Roman law, but at this time the heart and center of sec ular education in Northern Europe had become dialectics or logic. This was the one study of the past that the student was encour aged to make his own, not only because it could not be regarded as pagan in its influence but also because it was thought essen tial for the right comprehension and teaching of Christian truth.

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