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This study gives the first English translation ofLectura I 39, a key text of the medieval theologian andphilosopher John Duns Scotus (1266--1308), together with anintroduction and a commentary. In the history of thought, Scotus isthe first scholar to develop a consistent analysis of the basicChristian notions ofcontingency and freedom. Thisanalysis can be found in his important early work, Lectura I 39,in which the question of whether God has knowledge of futurecontingents is discussed. Reality is contingent, which means thatreality in its factual shape could have been otherwise; God does notrule by determinism nor is He ruled by it -- nor is man, neither istheir relationship. This fundamental insight made Christian thoughtturn away from the ancient conception that everything is (at bottom)necessary.
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Title: The Ethical Theory of John Duns Scotus: A Dialogue with Medieval and Modern Thought.(Brief Article)
Author: James J. Walter
Publication: Theological Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1997
Publisher: Theological Studies, Inc.
Volume: v58Issue: n1Page: p198(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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`Of realty the rarest-veined unraveler', John Duns Scotus wasone of theprofoundest metaphysicians who ever lived. In this volume,the world'sforemost Scotus scholars collaborate to present the latestresearch on hiswork. In ethics, the focus is on practical wisdom, onbeauty as an ethicalconcept, and on the independence of the virtues;in metaphysics, on modality,individuation, and being. Textbookaccounts notwithstanding, Scotus's theoryof logical possibilitiesimplies no existence or actuality for possible beingsthough being andthinking presuppose the domain of possibility; potency onlysuperveneson the actual. There are important 13th-century precursors ofScotus'stheory of modality and individuation. Posterior to quidditative entity, Scotus clearly distinguishes the ultimate reality of individualbeingsboth from individuals and from individuality. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 850 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ingham, Mary Beth and Mechthild Dreyer. The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus: An Introduction.(Book Review)
Author: Christopher Cullen
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 59Issue: 2Page: 431(2)

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In the first, what is eminent is said to be prior whereas what is exceeded in perfection is posterior. Put briefly, whatever in essence is more perfect and noble would be prior in this manner. It was this kind of priority Aristotle had in mind in his proof that act is prior to potency in the ninth book of the Metaphysics where he calls act prior according to substance and form (species). "The things that are posterior in becoming," he declares, "are prior in form and in substantiality."Download Description
In the first, what is eminent is said to be prior whereas what is exceeded in perfection is posterior. Put briefly, whatever in essence is more perfect and noble would be prior in this manner. It was this kind of priority Aristotle had in mind in his proof that act is prior to potency in the ninth book of the Metaphysics where he calls act prior according to substance and form (species). "The things that are posterior in becoming," he declares, "are prior in form and in substantiality." ... Read more