Editing Medieval Philosophy (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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|+ Plato vs. Aristotle in the Middle Ages
! Feature !! Early Medieval (Augustine) !! High Medieval (Aquinas)
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| Primary Source || Plato (The Forms) || Aristotle (The Categorical)
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| Focus || The Soul and the Next World || The Body and This World
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| View of Senses || Dangerous/Distracting || Useful tools for finding God
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| Key Term || Illumination (Divine light) || Natural Law (Reason)
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'''The Concept of "Natural Law"''': Analyzing Aquinas's belief that some rules of morality (like "Don't Kill") are built into human nature and can be found by *anyone*, even if they haven't read a holy book. This was the beginning of the modern concept of "Human Rights."
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