Gilbert of Poitiers on the Relationship between Theological and Philosophical Knowledge
The article examines the views of Gilbert of Poitiers (1085/1090 – 1154) on the status of philosophical and theological knowledge. The author describes the thinker's distinction in fields of theoretical knowledge, recounts his views on the specifics of theological knowledge and the challenges it poses to philosophy, and offers a short analysis of how theology may be possible as scientific knowledge in light of Gilbert's doctrine.