act
Book III
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Contingent Moral Truths
DEI
dico
Dico Quod
Divine Election
Divine Essence
Duns Scotus
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Est Infinitum
free will theory
god
God's Acceptance
God's Essence
good
Implied Sentence
infinite
Infinite Love
John Duns Scotus
Lectura
Love God
Loving God
Magis Est
medieval philosophical theology
medieval theology
meritorious
Meritorious Act
metaphysics of freedom
moral responsibility
Opus Oxoniense
Perfect Principle
Puris Naturalibus
quod
Reflective Act
remarks
scholastic philosophy
Spiritus Sanctus
theological ethics
theology
trinitarian
Trinitarian Theology
Vice Versa
Product details
- ISBN 9780754635901
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 08 Sep 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The medieval philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) was one of the great thinkers of Western intellectual culture, exerting a considerable influence over many centuries. He had a genius for original and subtle philosophical analysis, with the motive behind his philosophical method being his faith. His texts are famous not only for their complexity, but also for their brilliance, their systematic precision, and the profound faith revealed. The texts presented in this new 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, some translated into English for the first time, 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. Following an introduction which includes an overview of Scotus' life and works, the editors highlight Scotus' theological insights, many of which are explored here for the first time, 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. Offering unique insights into Scotus' theological writings and faith, and a particular contribution to contemporary debate on Scotus' ethics, this book contributes to a clearer understanding of the whole of Scotus' thought.
A. Vos, H. Veldhuis, E. Dekker, N.W. den Bok, A.J. Beck
