It is commonly admitted that history of philosophy as an autonomous part of philosophy is a largely German and Protestant creation, associated with a figure such as Jakob Brucker. This paper argues that Catholic second scholasticism can be seen as a first attempt to historicize the earlier medieval scholastic tradition, by defending both a cumulative conception of history and a revisionist conception of knowledge.
Schmutz, J. (2023). Second Scholasticism as History of Philosophy. In Langella, Simona; Ramis Barceló, Rafael (ed.), ¿Qué es la Segunda Escolástica? (p. p. 33-54). Editorial Sindéresis. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/219934