ABSTRACT
The terms "impossible, contradictory, and absurd" are not meant to be polemical but rather to describe the state of affairs, and to sum up the judgment of the Heideggerian recollection on “medieval” philosophy, also called “Christian” philosophy due to its ground. Disregarding the difficulties inherent in Heidegger’s account, it is surprising that he makes no mention of philosophical, and by no means “common,” view according to which philosophy and theology, prior to sharing a region, sheds light on the same content. This chapter seeks to trace, based on HeribertBoeder’s publications, the itinerary followed in realizing a particular task, one that is as colossal in scope as it is fruitful and just. In doing so, it becomes possible to see synoptically the milestones or steps in terms of which so-called “medieval philosophy,” together with “Greek”and “modern” philosophy, constitutes the whole of a house that wisdom built for itself.
