Mary, who gave human nature to christ, is true mother of god and, in view of her highest mission. Gregory nazianzen, whose marian doctrine inspired benedict xvi at a 2007 public audience. In what follows, i shall discuss part of the contribution made by duns scotus to this problem. John duns scotus in his dense and original and alternately intriguing and obscure cosmologicalontological argument. Joshua blander on john duns scotus on identity and distinction trinities 065. John duns scotus was born in 1274 according to some, according to others in 1266.
For substance is more of a being than accident, and god is more complete and perfectthe words are the same in latin. Scotus admits that god and substance are special to metaphysics in another sense, however. Duns scotuss arguments about the existence, perfection, knowledge, will, infinity, simplicity, unicity, immutability, and eternity of such a one god are then considered in turn. 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. Philosophy of john duns scotus ebook download free pdf. Proof of the existence of god university of kentucky. John duns scotus stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. At an early age he was received into the franciscan order. John duns scotus and his later influence at the council of florence. He is one of the three most important philosophertheologians of western europe in the high middle ages, together with thomas aquinas and william of ockham. Giorgio pini journal of the history of philosophy johns hopkins university press. This is what we can call natural knowledge of god, namely knowledge of gods perfections arrived at on the basis of our prior knowledge of. Duns scotus on divine substance and the trinity ecommons.
Selected writings on ethics includes extended discussionsand as far as possible, complete questions on divine and human freedom, the moral attributes of god, the relationship between will and intellect, moral and intellectual virtue, practical reasoning, charity, the metaphysics of goodness and rightness, the various acts. Finally, following scotus and his medieval interlocutors, i will be concerned only with one kind of theological knowledge. History has confirmed that blessed john duns scotus was one of the most gifted and influential philosophers ever to come out of the middle ages. Scotus 126568, one of the brightest stars of medieval philosophy. His is a theology which places christ at the centre of a universe ordered by love. The actual and necessary existence of the first efficient cause. An introduction to duns scotuss modal argument for the existence of god by james carey duration. Concerning metaphysics, natural knowledge of god, existence of god, unicity of god, human knowledge, immortality of the human soul, spirituality, epistemology, theology, metaphysics, middle ages collection opensource. 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. Duns scotus scholar commons university of south carolina. Duns scotus on god ashgate studies in the history of.
The subtle doctor, of realty the rarestveined unraveller i. Duns scotus on god 1st edition richard cross routledge book. Scotus has had considerable influence on both catholic and secular thought. It was motivated by my attempt to formulate succintly the core of the argument, which attempt provoked peter to an answer and on it went then. Scotuss positions on gods existence and nature, and on the trinity, are reconstructed and evaluated with close attention to their argumentative soundness. Duns scotus philosophical writings a selection edited and translated by allan wolter, o. Scotus agrees with thomas aquinas that all our knowledge of god starts from. Blessed john duns scotus, latin given name joannes, byname doctor subtilis, born c. Hey guys, thanks for watching todays video, i really hope you enjoyed it. For example, god could have had a policy of not preserving. Download pdf mariologyofblessedjohndunsscotus free. Jan 17, 2018 hey guys, thanks for watching todays video, i really hope you enjoyed it. The story of the influence of duns scotus remains to be written. 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.
The first step is to show that something among beings is in act which is unqualifiedly first according to efficiency. Peter king, in the cambridge companion to john duns scotus, edited by thomas williams, cambridge university press 2003, 1568. Much of the detail of these explanations is descriptive, for scotus is unsparing in the complexity of his refinements. Duns scotus is considered one of the most important franciscan theologians and was the founder of scotism, a special form of scholasticism. Second edition, revised, with a commentary by allan wolter, first edition 1966. So, while my investigation is conducted with the fact of this turn in mind, my aim is to explore this element. Editions of a treatise on god as first principle by john. Duns scotus and the recognition of divine liberality university of. He is the god of matthew 20, the master who rewards workers far beyond what they deserve and wonders why some grumble because he is generous. The case for the existence of god and the immaculate conception m. The theology of john duns scotus philippe yates ofm the word which summarises duns scotus theology is christocentric. This is a very complicated argument, with several main and subsidiary steps.
Editions of a treatise on god as first principle by john duns. Early in his career heidegger wrote his postdoctoral teaching qualification or habilitation, duns scotus theory of the categories and of meaning, on. Controversy between philosophers and theologians num. Gods has long been the major problem for trinitarian theology. What does beauty have to do with the trinity from augustine. The ordinatio of blessed john duns scotus prologue first part page 23 on the necessity of revealed doctrine single question. A testcase for gods knowledge of contingents journal of the history of philosophy. Apr 01, 2006 duns scotuss arguments about the existence, perfection, knowledge, will, infinity, simplicity, unicity, immutability, and eternity of such a one god are then considered in turn. Professor of philosophy at the franciscan institute st bonaventure. Christ is presented as the basis of all nature, grace and glory the most perfect model of humanity.
This is what we can call natural knowledge of god, namely knowledge of gods perfections arrived at on the basis of our prior knowledge of things in the natural i. In this question notes a, b and c 3 refer to the principle argument. The two books i cited in this video will be linked below. By this, scotus means that someones idea can equally represent both god and other types of things. The word which summarises duns scotus theology is christocentric. Duns scotuss writings are very numerous and they have often been printed. Jun 01, 2004 john duns scotus, johannes scotus erigena, antonie vos, a.
Scotus voluntarist approach to the atonement reconsidered. Born at duns in the county of berwick, scotland, john was descended from a wealthy farming family. The ethical theory of john duns scotus by thomas a. It is disputed whether he first saw the light in ireland, scotland or england. But while scotus philosophy has been universally esteemed by scholars. John duns, commonly called duns scotus, was a scottish catholic priest and franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian. 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. John duns scotus the possibility of the incarnation.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. But a complete edition, in 12 folio volumes, was published only in 1639 by wadding at lyons. An acts rightness will depend on its conformity to either 1 a necessary moral truth or 2 gods. Moses maimonides and john duns scotus are key figures as regards the thirteenthcentury philosophical tradition that developed out of the western christian reception of the neoplatonized aristotelianism of islamic and jewish thinkers. The ethical theory of john duns scotus free pdf, doc. Making use of the tools of modern philosophy, richard cross presents a thorough account of. At the start i locate the plin ciple in the first question of john duns scotuss prologue to his ordinatio, and. For scotus, it is not god, but rather being, which is the proper object of.
A treatise on god as first principle john duns scotus. The first section covers the natural knowledge of god, in which scotus defends the claim that there are some noncomplex univocal concepts, that they can be the building blocks of complex analogical concepts, and that univocal and analogical. Duns scotus and the recognition of divine liberality william a frank the first part of this study is devoted to an exposition of a concept in scotus that i have called natures fitting insufficiency. 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 intellectual virtue, practical reasoning, charity, the metaphysics of goodness and rightness, the various acts. 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, divine illumination, and the nature of human freedom. Whether it was necessary for man in this present state that some doctrine be supernaturally inspired. John duns scotus 1265668 was one of the most important and influential philosophertheologians of the high middle ages. Scotus claims that seeing the divine nature as an extramental universal can solve sophistical arguments of the form this god is the father, the son is this god, therefore the son is the father. A treatise on god as first principle john duns scotus, allan b. 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. He came out of the old franciscan school, to which haymo of faversham d. Apr 01, 2018 an introduction to duns scotus s modal argument for the existence of god by james carey duration.
He is at the beginning, the centre and the end of the universe. John duns scotus philosphical writings by john duns scotus. A humble man, john duns scotus has been one of the most influential franciscans through the centuries. The theology of john duns scotus european province. Pdf maimonides on god and duns scotus on logic and. Duns scotus and the recognition of divine liberality. Pdf on jul 1, 1983, john longeway and others published john duns scotus. John duns scotus lectura i 39 john duns scotus, johannes scotus erigena, antonie vos, a. In the english speaking world, there is the intriguing matter of his direct and indirect appearances around the turn of the century. John duns scotus 1265668 was one of the most important and.