The Humanist-Scholastic Debate in the Renaissance and the Reformation

In the last half of the 15th century, the classic Platonic debate over the respective merits of rhetoric and philosophy was replayed in the debate between humanists and scholastics over philology and dialectic.

The intense dispute between representatives of the two camps fueled many of the most important intellectual developments of the Renaissance and Reformation.

The author delves into the primary sources, bringing the issues and their continuing legacy to light and making a contribution to our understanding of the intellectual climate of early modern Europe.