Duns scotus on god ashgate studies in the history of philosophical theology. Making use of the tools of modern philosophy, richard cross presents a thorough account of duns scotuss arguments on god and the trinity. Selected writings on ethics includes extended discussionsand as far as possible, complete questionson divine and human freedom, the moral attributes of god, the relationship between will and intellect, moral and. With chapters on scotuss life and career, the triune god, jesus christ, creation, ethics, justification, predestination, and the sacraments, antonie voss the theology of john duns scotus is the first attempt at a truly comprehensive overview. The names of certain of the great scholastic thinkers of the middle agesst. Despite an academic career that lasted barely two decades, and numerous writings left in various states of incompletion at his death, his thought has been profoundly influential in the history of western. He is one of the three most important philosophertheologians of western europe in the high middle ages, together with. Scotus 126568, one of the brightest stars of medieval philosophy. Wolters critically acclaimed book inspired much of the inquiry, and today it remains the standard source on scotus moral philosophy. Examined are his immense contributions to the fields of logic, metaphysics, philosophy of. Duns scotus on the will and morality john duns scotus, allan b. Peter king, in the cambridge companion to john duns scotus, edited by thomas williams, cambridge university press 2003, 1568.
John duns scotus is arguably one of the most significant philosopher theologians of the middle ages. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Duns scotus on god and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Every faithful catholicif they dont alreadyshould get to know john duns scotus, the th century franciscan whose brilliant flights to the heights of speculative theology earned him the nickname the subtle doctor. Pdf any discussion of john duns scotus 12668 on our. A treatise on god as first principle john duns scotus. An important voice in the second generation of french philosophys theological turn, falque examines philosophically the fathers of the church and the medieval theologians on the nature of theology and the objects. John duns scotus philosphical writings by john duns scotus. In this volume, antonie vos offers a comprehensive analysis of the philosophy and theological. Whether it was necessary for man in this present state that some doctrine be supernaturally inspired. Project muse john duns scotus four questions on mary. This small book offers, in a latinenglish editon, a contribution of john duns scotus to the theological discussion on mary the mother of god. The subtle doctor, of realty the rarestveined unraveller i.
As one might guess from the selection of topics, voss scotus is strongly ecumenical. Download philosophy of john duns scotus ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. The ethical theory of john duns scotus by thomas a. But there are some useful resources available that are not easily stumbled across, so i thought there might be some use to this collection of links. Four things you need to know about john duns scotus. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are using a modern intel mac. I make no pretensions to this page providing a systematic guide to scotist material that is available online. This is an accessible introduction to the life and thought of john duns scotus c. Download pdf philosophy of john duns scotus free online. Whether the first sin of the angel was formally pride num. Thomas williams presents the most extensive collection of john duns scotuss work on ethics and moral psychology available in english. Download mariologyofblessedjohndunsscotus ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. Controversy between philosophers and theologians num.
So, while my investigation is conducted with the fact of this turn in mind, my aim is to explore this element. Making use of the tools of modern philosophy, richard cross presents a thorough account of duns scotus s arguments on god and the trinity. Any discussion of john duns scotus 12668 on our knowledge of god has to be a discussion of scotus s thesis that we have concepts univocal to god and creatures. If i have omitted something especially useful, please let me know.
John duns scotus lectura i 39 john duns scotus, johannes scotus erigena, antonie vos, a. Ordained a priest, in 1291, in northampton, england, he studied and taught at paris 12931297 and oxford, and probably at cambridge as well. He was, however, expelled from the university of paris for siding with pope boniface viii against philip. Download mariologyofblessedjohn dunsscotus ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub.
John duns scotus four questions on mary franciscan. The ethical theory of john duns scotus free pdf, doc. Any discussion of john duns scotus 12668 on our knowledge of god has to be a discussion of scotuss thesis that we have concepts univocal to god and creatures. In this question notes a, b and c 3 refer to the principle argument.
The philosophy of john duns scotus pdf free download epdf. The theology of john duns scotus philippe yates ofm the word which summarises duns scotus theology is christocentric. His is a theology which places christ at the centre of a universe ordered by love. Wolter, ofm this small book offers, in a latinenglish editon, a contribution of john duns scotus to the theological discussion on mary the mother of god. Author of philosophical writings, ioannis duns scoti opera omnia, opera omnia, a treatise on god as first principle, quodlibeta, doctoris subtilis et mariani joannis duns scoti ordinis fratrum minorum opera omnia, quaestiones in quattuor libros sententiarum, idiotas, or, duns contemplations of divine love. Publication date 1975 topics theology, doctrinal publisher. Early in his career heidegger wrote his postdoctoral teaching qualification or habilitation, duns scotus theory of the categories and of meaning, on.
The christian faith confesses the openness of god and the openness of his reality. Bonaventure, roger bacon, john duns scotus, henry of ghent, and the restare familiar not only to students of philosophy and theology but also in varying degrees to the educated public. Philosophy of john duns scotus ebook download free pdf. This is a very complicated argument, with several main and subsidiary steps. Duns scotus on signification dominik perler in both versions of his commentary on the sentences, scotus alludes to a great controversy among his contemporaries over the question of whether a spoken word signifies a thing or a concept. Duns scotus on god ashgate studies in the history of philosophical theology richard. John duns scotus in his dense and original and alternately intriguing and obscure cosmologicalontological argument. Duns the scot, was a scottish catholic priest and franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian. Theology is here construed broadly to include scotuss philosophical investigation of gods existence and attributes. His views had a profound influence on marian doctrine and devotion over the centuries, culminating in pius ixs dogmatic proclamation of marys immaculate conception.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the life and works of john duns scotus, arguably one of the most significant philosophertheologians of the middle ages. The theology of john duns scotus, written by antonie vos. The ordinatio of blessed john duns scotus prologue first part page 23 on the necessity of revealed doctrine single question. John duns scotus the possibility of the incarnation. Ebook john duns scotus as pdf download portable document. Pdf on jul 1, 1983, john longeway and others published john duns scotus. Download pdf mariologyofblessedjohndunsscotus free. Systematic and historical theology at the university of utrecht, the netherlands. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The philosophy of john duns scotus antonie vos download. A treatise on god as first principle john duns scotus, allan b. Of his antecedents and life very little is definitely known, as. A native of scotland as his name implies, scotus became a franciscan and.
Ingod, the flesh, and the other,the philosopher emmanuel falque joins the ongoing debate about the role of theology in phenomenology. Christ is presented as the basis of all nature, grace and glory the most perfect model of humanity. Proof of the existence of god university of kentucky. An interpretation of aristotles categories in the late thirteenth. His views had a profound influence on marian doctrine and devotion over the centuries, culminating in pius ixs dogmatic proclamation of marys immaculate c. A humble man, john duns scotus has been one of the most influential franciscans through the centuries. Duns scotus on the goodness of god by marilyn mccord adams. Some scholars claim that he was born in duns, borders, scotland, whilst others claim ireland. Duns scotus on god, journal of scottish philosophy deepdyve. Pdf pdf duns scotus on the reality of selfchange, in selfmotion from aristotle to newton, edited by marylouise gill and jim lennox, princeton university press 1994, 227290. Named after the patron of the studium biblicum, as blessed fr allegra had desired, the centre is located in leighton centre, causeway bay and is accessible by every.
Any discussion of scotus on our knowledge of god has to be a discussion of scotuss thesis that. Blessed john duns scotus, latin given name joannes, byname doctor subtilis, born c. Duns scotus on god ashgate studies in the history of. Born at duns in the county of berwick, scotland, john was descended from a wealthy farming family. John duns scotus, whose feast day is saturday, may have earned a permanent place in the pantheon of catholic theologians if for no other.