In this he diverged significantly from the contemporary scholastic handling of natural law.
But the scholastic distinction between creator (' creatrix ') and creation and physical and intellectual vision was a source of conflict.
Scholastic rationality with its sic et non could foster an understanding of plurality and a sense of unity in diversity.
Traditional scholastic institutions such as the lecture and, above all, the disputatio remained in place, requiring that the new wine be poured into old bottles.
Scores on these tests (graded 0 - 5) were summed to form an overall index of scholastic ability.
But the intended contrast with a scholastic mode in theological procedure sets up a false antinomy.
Deficits included scholastic performance in the areas of vocabulary, reading, mathematics, spelling, language, and science subtests.
The construction of a 'broad spectrum' notion of culture was thus not a neutral scholastic act.