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, 2017 This chapter argues that John Duns Scotus has several goals in the epistemology of theology: logical consistency, certainty, truth, and right praxis. The first section covers the natural knowledge of God, in which Scotus defends the claim that there are some non-complex univocal concepts, that they can be the building blocks of complex analogical ...
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Franciscan Studies, 1953
For Duns Scotus, the will has no example or analogue in the rest of nature. He takes it to be an elementary, simple self-activity, not derivable from anything else, and distinct from every sort of activity that is not the will. Its distinctive characteristic is its complete freedom with respect to action of opposite kinds. Since it is unique, it is not
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For Duns Scotus, the will has no example or analogue in the rest of nature. He takes it to be an elementary, simple self-activity, not derivable from anything else, and distinct from every sort of activity that is not the will. Its distinctive characteristic is its complete freedom with respect to action of opposite kinds. Since it is unique, it is not
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2019
After a brief summary of Duns Scotus’ life and works, this chapter offers an overview of Scotus’ theology, showing how Scotus’ principal theological aim was theoretical generality: the attempt to treat of God and creatures using the same metaphysical tools—in particular, the same theories of unity and distinction.
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After a brief summary of Duns Scotus’ life and works, this chapter offers an overview of Scotus’ theology, showing how Scotus’ principal theological aim was theoretical generality: the attempt to treat of God and creatures using the same metaphysical tools—in particular, the same theories of unity and distinction.
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1999
Abstract The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus’ theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his insights might prove to be of perennial value.
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Abstract The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus’ theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his insights might prove to be of perennial value.
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