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1980
The cosmological argument of John Duns (1265–1308) of Scotland has been hailed as ‘a landmark in the history of the cosmological argument’, one that is much more significant than those of his predecessors1; indeed, the complexity and length of Scotus’s case for the existence of God make Aquinas’s proofs look like the summary arguments for theological ...
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The cosmological argument of John Duns (1265–1308) of Scotland has been hailed as ‘a landmark in the history of the cosmological argument’, one that is much more significant than those of his predecessors1; indeed, the complexity and length of Scotus’s case for the existence of God make Aquinas’s proofs look like the summary arguments for theological ...
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Duns Scotus on the Natural Will
Vivarium, 2012Abstract Does Duns Scotus identify the natural will with the affectio commodi? This identification has become the standard view. In this paper, I will challenge this view through an analysis of some key texts. The main thesis of the paper is that Scotus allows for two scenarios related to the will’s dual affections.
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2009
This chapter examines the theologies of the sacraments of John Duns Scotus, one of the most important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. Scotus viewed sacraments as “signs of God’s salvific activity” in the lives of believers and fascinatingly asserted that “the seven sacraments—baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, confession, unction ...
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This chapter examines the theologies of the sacraments of John Duns Scotus, one of the most important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. Scotus viewed sacraments as “signs of God’s salvific activity” in the lives of believers and fascinatingly asserted that “the seven sacraments—baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, confession, unction ...
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