![John Duns Scotus and the Dunce Cap: A Brief History of a Pointy Hat That Was Once a Symbol of Respected Scholars John Duns Scotus and the Dunce Cap: A Brief History of a Pointy Hat That Was Once a Symbol of Respected Scholars](https://compote.slate.com/images/1744bff1-a89a-4747-b540-84d80620ce35.png?crop=610%2C600%2Cx0%2Cy0)
John Duns Scotus and the Dunce Cap: A Brief History of a Pointy Hat That Was Once a Symbol of Respected Scholars
![The word “dunce” comes from a learned philosopher. John Duns Scotus was one of the three most important philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas… - The word “dunce” comes from a learned philosopher. John Duns Scotus was one of the three most important philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas… -](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*0qgX-8Um870eCuqUrUqj2g.jpeg)
The word “dunce” comes from a learned philosopher. John Duns Scotus was one of the three most important philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas… -
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