> There was a heavy emphasis on Aristotle in earlier parts of the curriculum AFAICT True, although with two important caveats: (1) Aristotle's thought was "ba

> There was a heavy emphasis on Aristotle in earlier parts of the curriculum AFAICT True, although with two important caveats: (1) Aristotle's thought was "baptized," so to speak, through men like Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Peter Lombard, etc. Although they respected Aristotle (Thomas Aquinas calls him simply "The Philosopher") his thought was regarded as incomplete, and at times discarded, where not harmonious with Christianity. (2) Closely related, Catholic theologians regarded Aristotle as possessing "natural theology" (known to Protestants as "general revelation"). That is, there are elements of truth given by God to all people but do not tell the story of Christ crucified for the sin of the world. The idea is that "all truth is God's truth" so philosophy, biology, morality, etc. point to God's existence and attributes. Aristotle was regarded as possessing especially keen insight into this natural theology, along with other greats of western antiquity (e.g., Cicero).