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A history of this movement published by Martin Grabmann distinguishes between its outer presentation and inner soul. A text from this movement that blames disagreements on speakers of two languages using different translations of technical terms is titled Against the Errors of the Greeks. A book from this movement asks 158 questions like “is there any knowledge of things unseen,” each ending with the clause “or not.” (10[1])A thinker in this movement expanded (10[1])on glosses with a (10[1])compilation of commentaries called the Four Books of Sentences. A (10[1])book critical to this philosophical movement outlines the argument from the first mover as the first of the (-5[1])“five ways” to prove God’s existence. (10[1])For 10 points, name this movement (10[1])of Christian philosophy based in medieval universities, which included (10[1])Peter Lombard, Abelard, and Thomas Aquinas. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: scholasticism [accept Thomism until Thomas is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KohnDurham ACambridge B6610
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghWarwick7210
Justin LeeImperial AOxford A7610
Ian DewanKielSheffield8610
Joshua CruiceOxford COxford B104-5
Aisling SkeetDurham BCambridge C11010
Ted WarnerBristolKCL11610
Harrison WhitakerCambridge AImperial B12510
Elliot CosnettOxford BOxford C13110

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