Rosmini and Second Scholasticism

Opening Remarks

Abstract

The article is a brief introduction aimed to give impulse to a broader research project on Rosmini and Second Scholasticism. Rosmini considers the 13^th century as the Golden Age of Scholasticism, but he also observes a decline of Scholasticism which began roughly with the 14^th century and ended with the Enlightenment. However, he stresses some positive aspects of the 17^th century Scholasticism in several areas of philosophy and theology. Furthermore, he also pays attention to the 18^th century Scholasticism, a hybrid form of scholastic thought deeply influenced by early modern philosophers. Finally, the article suggests a working hypothesis to investigate the early modern scholastic sources of Rosmini’s thought.