What was the role of philosophy in medieval thought? what were early philosophers contemplating?

The role of philosophy, often refered to as scholasticism, was to synthesize the philosophical ideas of the great philosophers of antiquity (most notably Aristotle and Plato) in order to fundament, defend, and advance the rational belief in God and the dogma behind the institution of the Church. In a broad sense, early philosophers, again, such as Aristotle and Plato, were contemplating the nature of Being, of the One, of the Good, of the Idea; all reflections that then took in the middle-ages the name of God.

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heritage? culture? religion? gene? trait?