The scholastic method was one of the most influential intellectual systems in Western history. It dominated European universities for centuries and formed the basis of philosophical, theological, legal and scientific teaching from approximately the 12th century to much of the 17th century. Although it is often presented in a simplified way as a way of…
The School of Salamanca represents one of the most influential intellectual movements in the history of Western thought. During the 16th and 17th centuries, an extraordinary network of theologians, jurists and philosophers developed from the University of Salamanca – and from other institutions such as Alcalá and Coimbra – fundamental ideas that laid the foundations of the economy…
Rigorous and accessible analysis of Domingo de Soto and his contribution to the problem of free fall, his Salamancan context and his legacy for contemporary science and philosophy.
Exploration of the legal and political theory of Francisco Suárez, his vision on popular sovereignty and the validity of his ideas in contemporary debates on legitimacy, resistance and international law.
Explore how Martín de Azpilcueta anticipated the quantitative theory of money and its legacy in the Salamanca School, with lessons applicable to contemporary economics and inflation.
Members of the School of Salamanca c The members of the School of Salamanca classified by main discipline Author Birth – Death Main discipline Main contributions Francisco de Vitoria 1483–1546 Theology and Law Intellectual founder of the School of Salamanca; bases of International Law; indigenous rights; just war theory; sovereignty of…
Explore how Martín de Azpilcueta anticipated the quantitative theory of money and its legacy in the Salamanca School, with lessons applicable to contemporary economics and inflation.
Members of the School of Salamanca c The members of the School of Salamanca classified by main discipline Author Birth – Death Main discipline Main contributions Francisco de Vitoria 1483–1546 Theology and Law Intellectual founder of the School of Salamanca; bases of International Law; indigenous rights; just war theory; sovereignty of…
