One of the most brilliant thinkers in the Middle Ages was John Duns Scotus.
In the 1500s, his followers became a conservative element in English universities and tended to resist the new learning of humanism.
They were called ‘dunsman' as an insult.
Now we say 'dunce.'
In the 1500s, his followers became a conservative element in English universities and tended to resist the new learning of humanism.
They were called ‘dunsman' as an insult.
Now we say 'dunce.'
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I don't want to give MAGA any credit for being smart.
It’s not a reference to *being* like John Duns Scotus.
The follower were not associated with being smart but with being *followers* of an Individual.
Both camps are idiots and white supremists. It's garbage in; garbage out.
Well that typo got me. 😂
— Jonathan Swift