Influential Thinker Exit Ticket

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Philosophy

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This learning resource explores the contributions of St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas Aquinas to the medieval university system. It focuses on their key philosophies: St. Bonaventure, known as the Seraphic Doctor, emphasized divine illumination and the importance of spiritual ascent through knowledge, while St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, revolutionized education by blending Aristotelian logic with Christian faith through the method of Scholasticism. The document compares their approaches—Bonaventure's focus on love and the will versus Aquinas's prioritization of intellect and reason—and discusses their lasting impacts on university pedagogy and structure. Students are encouraged to analyze how these thinkers changed the purpose of learning in medieval times, culminating in a structured response activity using the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning framework.