Medieval philosophy

Chronological framework:

•Beginning of the Middle Ages refer to II-IV centuries A.D.

•Completion of the Middle Ages is to XII-XIII centuries.

However, when and how to begin the Middle Ages, is still controversial for historians of philosophy.

The philosophy of this period had two main sources of its formation. The first is the ancient Greek philosophy, especially in its Platonic and Aristotelian traditions.

The second source is the Holy Bible, turning this philosophy into the mainstream of Christianity. Christianity (from the Greek word Christos – “Anointed One”, “Messiah”) originated as one of the sects in Judaism in the I A.D. in Palestine.

However, in a strict religious dictatorship, supported by state power, philosophy was declared as a ancilla theologiae

theology”)

Medieval philosophy has developed five core principles:

theocentrism,

creationism,

providentialism,

personalism,

revelationizm.

1.Theocentrism (Greek theos - God) – in the center of the universe is God.

2.Creationism is the idea that the world and mankind created by God.

3.Providentialism is the idea that destinies of the world and man are determined by God.

4.Revelationizm is a principle that there are two ways of revelation: Holy Bible and sacred tradition.

5. Personalism is the principle according to which man is created in image and similarity of God, but because of the Fall man he has lost his likeness, retaining only the

God.