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Duns Scotus, John
DUNS SCOTUS, JOHN (c. 1266–1308), Franciscan philosopher and theologian, and founder of the school of Scotism. Born in Scotland and trained by his paternal uncle at the Franci...
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John Duns Scotus
c. 1266-1308
Scottish philosopher and theologian who helped establish the framework for the scientific method by distinguishing between causal laws and empirical generalizations. The ...
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Duns Scotus, John [addendum]
Perhaps the most important recent area of research in Scotus's philosophy has been in modal theory. There are two fundamental questions: To what extent does Scotus ...
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Duns Scotus, John(C. 1266–1308)
As with many of the medieval Schoolmen, little is known of the early life of John Duns, the Scot (or Scotus), a theologian and philosopher. From the record of hi...
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The Scottish philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus (c. 1265-1308) contributed to the development of a metaphysical system that was compatible with Christian doctrine, an epistemology that altere...
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John Duns Scotus was called "Doctor Subtilis" (the Subtle Doctor), and the title describes the man to the letter. The complexity of his thought and the presence of what can only be termed an absolute ...
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In the following essay, Burr studies the reasoning and conclusions of Scotus on the subject of the Transubstantiation of Christ, comparing his arguments with those of St. Thomas Aquinas and subsequent...
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In the following essay, Cross analyzes and rejects Scotus's assertion “that God has libertarian freedom with regard to all his actions,” contending that such a claim creates an et...
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In the following essay, Frank analyzes the conjunction of freedom and necessity in Scotus's understanding of divine will.
The claim that God enjoys a volition that is simultaneously free and ne...
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In the following essay, Craig explicates Scotus's view of the infallibility of divine foreknowledge, together with his proposition that such foreknowledge does not imply total determinism or a ...
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In the following essay, Dumont probes the distinction between two types of thought—intuitive and abstractive cognition—within Scotus's definition of theology as a true science rat...
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In the following essay, Dumont considers Scotus's contention that theology is a science in a verifiable, Aristotelian sense, and contrasts this view with William of Ockham's repudiation ...
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In the following essay, Wolter recounts the twentieth-century editorial history of Scotus's collected works.
Scotus's early death left all his major works in an unfinished state. But so ...
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In the following essay, Wolter illuminates a principal element of Scotus's mature metaphysical theory regarding divine knowledge of the potential and the actual.
The Questions on Aristotle�...
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In the following essay, Ingham evaluates Scotus as a moral philosopher and assesses his discussion of the moral life.
Twenty years ago, scholarship on Scotist thought centered upon the question: Is Sc...
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In the following essay, Boler concentrates on Scotus's moral theory of dual affectiones (basic inclinations toward happiness and justice) and the relationship of this duality to the philosopher...
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Duns Scotus, John
John Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus, John [addendum]
John Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus
Critical Essay by David Burr
