A selection john duns scotus, edited and translated by allan bernard wolter the nelson edition with latin texts and english translations on facing pages. Systematic and historical theology at the university of utrecht, the netherlands. John duns scotus in his dense and original and alternately intriguing and obscure cosmologicalontological argument. His work is encyclopedic in scope, yet so detailed and nuanced that he earned the epithet subtle doctor, and no less a thinker than ockham would praise his judgment as excelling all others in its subtlety.
Archive is honored to publish here selections from this work in pdf format, from. This move must have been the result of an intervention by the international. His is a theology which places christ at the centre of a universe ordered by love. Professor of philosophy at the franciscan institute st bonaventure, skip to main content this banner text can have markup. He is one of the three most important philosophertheologians of western europe in the high middle ages, together with thomas aquinas. 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. May 12, 2016 this is by definition a work in progress. John duns scotus is arguably one of the most significant philosopher theologians of the middle ages who has often been overlooked. John duns scotus 1265668 was one of the most important and influential philosophertheologians of the high middle ages. First, a summary is given of the life and times of john duns scotus. The theology of john duns scotus philippe yates ofm the word which summarises duns scotus theology is christocentric. So, while my investigation is conducted with the fact of this turn in mind, my aim is to explore this element. Scotus, john duns internet encyclopedia of philosophy.
Read duns scotus philosophical writings pdf a selection by john duns scotus hackett publishing company the philosophical writings of. Scotus maintains that the concepts that these univocal words signify are. I underestimated somewhat the enormity of the task to clean up the research regarding john duns scotus life. He provides arguments for and against the proposition that human knowledge of god is possible. The philosophical vision of john duns scotus, by mary beth ingham and mechthild dreyer 7. Translations from the ordinatio or opus oxoniense of blessed john duns scotus translations from the questions on the sentences by antonius andreas. Scotus and anselm on the existence of god duns scotus s proof for the existence of god is one of the most sustained and subtle in the history of philosophy. John duns scotus franciscan institute publications. John duns scotus was born in 1274 according to some, according to others in 1266. Christ is presented as the basis of all nature, grace and glory the most perfect model of humanity.
Sylwanowicz, contingent causality and the foundations of duns scotus metaphysics leiden. Besides learning to work with primary texts, students will learn about the interconnections among philosophy, religion, and culture in the time period. Scotus on the identification stage of the cosmological argument timothy oconnor in john duns scotus. John duns scotus philosphical writings internet archive. References to duns scotus writings are also as simple as possible.
Jun 07, 2012 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. John duns scotus often known simply as duns scotus c. A selection 2nd editionpb edition by john duns scotus author, allan b. John duns scotus philosphical writings by john duns scotus. Duns scotus on the common nature and the individual differentia, by dr. This book is clearly the work of a lifetime of research, teaching and study on the thought of the subtle doctor.
Duns scotus philosophical writings john duns scotus pdf a. John duns scotus 12668 john duns scotus, along with bonaventure, aquinas, and ockham, is one of the four great philosophers of high scholasticism. Use the links above for the books oup page which includes a link to the complete table of contents, translations of other ethical texts that were not included in the oup volume, and some old papers of mine on the subject of scotuss ethics soon, i hope, to be. Edited with an introduction by marilyn mccord adams and robert merrihew adams. A careful and detailed study of his argument for the existence of god and the theory of knowledge that makes this possible provides the most direct access to his basic ideas. Books by john duns scotus author of philosophical writings. Author of philosophical writings, duns scotus on the will and morality, and a treatise on god as first principle. Professor of philosophy at the franciscan institute st bonaventure. A selection john duns scotus the philosophical writings of duns scotus, one of the most influential philosophers of the later middle ages, are here presented in a volume that presents the original latin with facing page english translation. The scottish philosopher and theologian john duns scotus c.
Roberto hofmeister pich 2012 modern schoolman 89 12. Proof of the existence of god university of kentucky. John duns scotus s philosophical works the journey towards a critical edition of john duns scotus s philosophical works has been long and oftpostponed. In addition to regular attendance and participation in the. The theology of john duns scotus society of saint francis. The philosophical writings of john duns scotus franciscan. Whether it was necessary for man in this present state that some doctrine be supernaturally inspired. May 12, 2016 this bibliography contains primary and secondary literature on duns scotus and scotism. While they clearly wrote the book for the student beginning to study scotus, they write with such clarity and insight about subtle.
I recently completed a volume of translations of scotuss work on ethics and moral psychology for oxford university press. Ingham and dreyer have performed a valuable service to study of medieval thought with the publication of the philosophical vision of john duns scotus by providing a lucid and comprehensive introduction to scotism. Scotus on being posted on 10 september 2016 duns scotus attacks the proposal of aquinas and henry of ghent that being is subject to analogy. He was one of the most important scholastic theologians of the high middle ages, along with st. Vos has successfully combined his lifetime of dedicated study with the significant body of biographical literature, resulting in a unique look at the life and works of this philosopher theologian. Philosophical writings nelson philosophical texts duns scotus, allan wolter on.
Wolter, scotus on the divine origin of possibility, american catholic philosophical quarterly 47 1993, 95107. John duns scotus duns scotus philosophical writings. The philosophy of john duns scotus pdf free download. At an early age he was received into the franciscan order. Shannon discovers areas of congruence and insight between several contemporary issues and the work of the th century franciscan in this new edition of his work, the ethical theory of john duns scotus. After having uncovered the infrastructure of john duns scotus theology johannes duns scotus, 1994, i returned to the sphere of philosophy to concentrate on the massive issue of duns scotus own philosophy. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content the scotus edition. His brilliantly complex and nuanced thought, which earned him the nickname the subtle doctor, left a mark on discussions of such disparate topics as the semantics of religious language, the problem of universals. Comprehensive exam reading list historical and systematic areas part i. It covers almost one hundred pages in the vaticans critical edition1 and over forty pages in wolters translation. Long recognized as one of the greatest medieval philosophical theologians, john duns scotus made his most innovative theoretical contributions in the area of metaphysics. Scotus and anselm on the existence of god duns scotuss proof for the existence of god is one of the most sustained and subtle in the history of philosophy.
The philosophy of john duns scotus edinburgh university press. This monumental work on the life and thought of franciscan john duns scotus brings aspects of historical and philosophical research together with close textual analysis. In john duns scotus on parts, wholes, and hylomorphism, thomas m. Duns the scot, was a scottish catholic priest and franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian. John duns scotus has 74 books on goodreads with 1089 ratings. The ethical theory of john duns scotus free pdf, doc, epub, txt. Ward examines scotuss arguments for his distinctive version of hylomorphism, the view that at least some material objects are composites of matter and form. Scotus 126568, one of the brightest stars of medieval philosophy. And this all men call god indiana university bloomington. Four things you need to know about john duns scotus stephen beale. In order to help me with regular updates, i am requesting that lacunae be indicated to me by email, providing complete bibliographical information. This page contains links to the life and writings of bl. The course will introduce students to the religious and philosophical thought of the middle ages.
Duns scotus defends the view that we can speak univocally of god and creatures. In his ethical writings, duns scotus emphasized both divine freedom and natural goodness, and these seem to conflict with each other in various ways. Duns scotus philosophical writings a selection edited and translated by allan wolter, o. This book serves to recover his rightful place in the history of western philosophy revealing that he is in fact one of the great masters of our philosophical heritage.
Philosophical fragments julia kristeva, desire in language. It considers scotuss reasons for adopting hylomorphism, and his accounts of how matter and form compose a substance, how extended parts, such as the organs of an. Pdf any discussion of john duns scotus 12668 on our knowledge of god has to be a. The philosophical writings of john duns scotus qty. Four things you need to know about john duns scotus. Project muse scotus and anselm on the existence of god. Wolter translator, marilyn mccord adams foreword the cambridge companion to duns scotus cambridge companions to philosophy edition unstated edition by thomas williams editor duns scotus on the will and morality. When we do so, we use words in the same sense in the two cases. We apologize for the inconvenience but due to covid19 restrictions we are temporarily suspending all orders. The philosophical writings of duns scotus, one of the most influential philosophers of the later middle ages, are here presented in a volume that presents the original latin with facing page english translation. Early in his career heidegger wrote his postdoctoral teaching qualification or habilitation, duns scotus theory of the categories and of meaning, on.
John duns scotuss most popular book is philosophical writings. 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. John duns scotus and the principle omne quod movetur ab alio movetur. Duns scotus in english translation xv introduction. It is disputed whether he first saw the light in ireland, scotland or england. Use the links above for the books oup page which includes a link to the complete table of contents, translations of other ethical texts that were not included in the oup volume, and some old papers of mine on the subject of scotus s ethics soon, i hope, to be. List of books and articles about john duns scotus online. I recently completed a volume of translations of scotus s work on ethics and moral psychology for oxford university press.
This is a very complicated argument, with several main and subsidiary steps. The life and works of john duns the scot 1 thomas williams 1 scotus on metaphysics 15 peter king 2 space and time 69 neil lewis 3 universals and individuation 100 timothy b. The dual primary purpose of editing these texts was to present a sufficient number of john duns scotus ethical writings to enable historians of medieval philosophy, first of all, to correct some common misconceptions as to his theory of morality, and secondly to perceive its inner coherence. The first step is to show that something among beings is in act which is unqualifiedly first according to efficiency. John duns scotuss philosophical works the journey towards a critical edition of john duns scotuss philosophical works has been long and oftpostponed. The philosophy of john duns scotus provides an epic overview of the life and works of this scottishborn philosopher. Frank, duns scotus concept of willing freely, franciscan studies 42 1982, 6889. Descartes the passions of the soul and other late philosophical writings oxford dps required and available online through uvu library 5. 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.
John duns scotus suddenly died in cologne, in germanys rhineland, in 8, still a young professor of only fortytwo years of. John duns scotus stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. John duns scotus by individual philosopher philosophy. He came out of the old franciscan school, to which haymo of faversham d. Is the thought of john duns scotus relevant for the 21st century.
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