Christian Thomasius and the Move Away from Scholasticism

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of Christian Thomasius on philosophy, law, and scholarship in Europe.

This part of the Makers of the Modern World series discusses the ideas of the Lutheran philosopher and theologian Christian Thomasius who changed the way people in Europe began to think about philosophy, law, and scholarship.

People in this episode

Host: Jordan B Cooper

Topics covered

• Lutheran philosophy
• scholasticism
• European thought
• law
• scholarship

Keywords

• Christian Thomasius
• Lutheran
• philosophy
• law
• scholarship
• modern thought
• scholasticism

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