The medieval philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was one of the great thinkers of Western intellectual culture, exerting a considerable influence over many centuries. He had a genius for original philosophical analysis, with the motive behind his philosophical method being his faith. His texts are famous not only for their complexity, but also for the profound faith revealed. The texts presented in this commentary show that Scotus' thought is not moved by a love for the abstract or technical, but that a high level of abstraction and technicality was needed for his precise conceptual analysis of Christian faith. Presenting a selection of nine fundamental theological texts of Duns Scotus, this book provides detailed commentary on each text to reveal Scotus' conception of divine goodness and the nature of the human response to that goodness. The editors highlight Scotus' theological insights and shed new light on topics which were, and still are, hotly discussed. Scotus is seen to be the first theologian in the history of Christian thought who succeeds in developing a consistent conceptual framework for the conviction that both God and human beings are essentially free.
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argumenta principalia, volition with respect, theologia beatorum, bonum infinitum, acceptatio divina, voluntatis divinae, abyssus multa, actum voluntatis, quod voluntas, social trinitarianism, act meritorious, necessary theology, preceding will, necessary ethics, reflective act, divided sense, actus est, meritorious act, puris naturalibus, composite sense, implied sentence, contingent propositions, mediate object, consequent will, contingent act Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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argumenta principalia, volition with respect, theologia beatorum, bonum infinitum, acceptatio divina, voluntatis divinae, abyssus multa, actum voluntatis, quod voluntas, social trinitarianism, act meritorious, necessary theology, preceding will, necessary ethics, reflective act, divided sense, actus est, meritorious act, puris naturalibus, composite sense, implied sentence, contingent propositions, mediate object, consequent will, contingent act Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Contingency and Freedom: John Duns Scotus Lectura I 39 (The New Synthese Historical Library) by Anthonie Vos Jaczn. on 17 pages
- Duns Scotus on the Will and Morality: Selected and Translated with an Introduction by Allen B. Wolter, O.F.M. by John Duns Scotus on 11 pages
- Duns Scotus (Great Medieval Thinkers) by Richard Cross on 7 pages
- Opera Omnia: V. 9 by John Duns Scotus in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Summa Theologiae: Volume 2, Existence and Nature of God: 1a. 2-11 (Summa Theologiae (Cambridge University Press)) by Thomas Aquinas on page 148, page 186, and Back Matter
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