Duns Scotus, John
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- The Mind that Rivals Aquinas
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Duns Scotus, Metaphysician (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures) (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy)
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Long recognized as one of the greatest medieval philosophical theologians, John Duns Scotus made his most innovative theoretical contributions in the area of metaphysics. 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. Unlike the Five Ways of Thomas Aquinas or Anselm's famous Proslogion argument, Scotus's proof is of another order of complexity and amounts to a little "summa" of his metaphysics. Among those theologians to accept Aristotle's scientific theory, Scotus is perhaps the first to realize fully its negative consequences if the philosophical doctrines of divine illumination and the analogical concept of being interact. His treatment of the God-question is distinguished for its deliberatively holistic approach to what was conventionally a series of unrelated topics.
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The Mind that Rivals Aquinas.......2001-07-23
This is not a book for the philosopher timid of heart. Blessed John Duns Scotus is one of the greatest minds that the Franciscan school of thought has produced. He has inspired so much of the work of the Franciscan philosophers and theologians; although it must be said that the Franciscans are very free thinkers. The book contains both selections from the metaphysical texts of Scotus and a commentary by William Frank and Allan Wolter, who have brilliantly unwoven the tightly knit thought of this logical mastermind. Scotus can prove a great challenge for the sheer depth of his work and also because of the modern mind's distance from the time, place, and style within which Scotus wrote. These two commentators provide the avid philosopher ample tools for the successful comprehension of the Scotistic vision of metaphysics, including his highly contraversial theory of univocity (Thomists, please read this with an open mind).
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The Philosophy of John Duns Scotus
Antonie Vos
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the life and works of John Duns Scotus, arguably one of the most significant philosopher-theologians of the Middle Ages. Examined are his immense contributions to the fields of logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, and ethical theory.
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- Purchasing this book is as necessary as the Incarnation!!
- A doctor for our time
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Scotus for Dunces: An Introduction to the Subtle Doctor
Mary Beth Ingham
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Purchasing this book is as necessary as the Incarnation!!.......2006-05-18
Sr. Ingham does a spectacular job presenting an introduction of one of the greatest (and too often misunderstood) medieval philosopher and theologian. This survey of the thought and work of one of the great Franciscan scholars is really as entertaining as it is enlightening. This is wonderfully written and proves to be the best introduction to Scotus that I have found currently in print.
If you read this book and still want more I would recommend Ingham's "The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus."
In the meantime - Buy this book and enjoy reading it!
A doctor for our time.......2005-10-11
Scotus for Dunces opens one of history's greatest minds to readers of the 21st century. Being a lover of Gerard Manley Hopkins and a Franciscan friar, I had sooner or later to go in search of John Duns Scotus. How many times could I come across references to haecceitas, and his teachings on the Incarnation, Immaculate Conception, and the Trinity, before I finally asked, "Who is this man?" I was fortunate to discover Dr. Ingham's book, singular in its clarity, at the very moment when I wanted to meet the Subtle Doctor. I was doubly fortunate in that it has only recently appeared.
Scotus died too young to write the Summa which might have clarified his teachings, and few non-specialists have the time or energy to wade through his dense writings. When I asked older friars about him, they could cite no book, but only the classes they attended many years ago.
Dr. Ingham simplifies our reading of the Subtle Doctor by clearly stating what John Duns Scotus taught, without his endless - and always respectful - expositions of those positions with which he disagreed. She especially demonstrates the Franciscan spirit of John Dun Scotus, his optimism, gratitude, reverence, love of beauty, and joy.
Scotus was more than a thinker about God, he was a lover of God. When many Christians insist upon the righteousness of God; ignoring the Son of God's obedient humility and tender vulnerability; it is good to peer into the mind of John Duns Scotus. He looks at God through the human eyes of Jesus and says with Saint Francis, "You are Good, all Good, supreme Good..." His God is happy; always and endlessly happy; and endlessly pleased with Jesus who claims every man, woman and child as his own beloved. Given his daily practice of Franciscan prayer, Scotus cannot imagine a vengeful or spiteful God. No one can make God unhappy, not even Adam and Eve.
Scotus and Dr. Ingham also demonstrate the desperate need we have for clear thinking about existence; that is, ontology. If the promises of science, technology, and the Enlightenment are unraveling under the impact of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim fundamentalism; if technologically sophisticated children are being taught how to solve problems rather than how to think about problems; we should return immediately to the classroom of this philosopher-theologian. We must learn again how to do both philosophy and theology.
Too many people think science has replaced philosophy when science is only one type of philosophy. They cannot compare one system of thought with another, and think that thinkers of old were only primitive. Scotus speaks clearly to the thoughtful, reveals beauty to the troubled, and offers hope to those who suffer. He assures us of what the saints have always taught us, "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." (Julian of Norwich)
To study philosophy is to meet mano a mano with the greatest minds in human history. This book is for people who love to think. I am half-way through my first reading of it and looking forward to my second.
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Philosophical Writings: A Selection
Duns Scotus John , Duns Scotus , Marilyn McCord Adams , and Allan B. Wolter
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Scholastic Method.......2001-03-31
This book was fascinating. A real chance to get back to the Philosophical Writings of the Medieval ages. With this work and many works that will follow, a resurgance is possible of the Franciscan Philosophy. Fransican Philosphers have been very influential to modern day thinking, from the works of St. Bonaventure, Scotus, Hales, and even Ockham.
His work on human knowledge is superb, also the Unity of God. Anyone with an interest in Philosophy this is a must buy!!!
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John Duns Scotus (1265/6-1308) was (along with Aquinas and Ockham) one of the three principal figures in medieval philosophy and theology, with an influence on modern thought arguably greater than that of Aquinas. The essays in this volume systematically survey the full range of Scotus's thought. They clearly explain the technical details of his writing and demonstrate the relevance of his work to contemporary philosophical debate.
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Each volume in this series of companions to major philosophers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and will serve as a reference work for students and non-specialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the work of a difficult and challenging thinker. John Duns Scotus (1265/6-1308) was (along with Aquinas and Ockham) one of the three principal figures in medieval philosophy and theology, with an influence on modern thought arguably even greater than that of Aquinas. The essays in this volume systematically survey the full range of Scotus' thought. They take care to explain the technical details of his writing in lucid terms and demonstrate the relevance of his work to contemporary philosophical debate. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Scotus currently available.
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Duns Scotus (Great Medieval Thinkers)
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The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus' theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his insights might prove to be of perennial value.
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Good introduction to the Subtle Doctor.......2007-02-28
Duns Scotus, along with William Ockham, is one of the finest scholastic philosophers of the medieval period. Unfortunately because Scholasticism has a somewhat unfortunate reputation for hair splitting, this important and interesting period of Western philosophy is often neglected in university studies of Philosophy.
Yet, as Cross shows, Duns Scotus still has much of interest to offer to the modern philosopher. Scotus's major strength, as you would expect with a medieval schoolman, is logic. Scotus formulates his conclusions with a clarity and precision which is probably not matched until the renaissance of logic in 19th and 20th century analytical and linguistic philosophy. Scotus attempts to offer several arguments for the metaphysical existence of God, using a number of arguments and formulations quite different than those of other philosophers such as Aquinas, who Scotus often criticises at several points for fallacious reasoning. Some of Scotus's concepts and ideas relating to God and his nature are extremely interesting to the contemporary philosopher of religion, as Scotus argues God is more knowable than we realise and philosophically we can speak meaningfully about God and his nature, which is somewhat in contrast to more mystical philosophers like Meister Eckhart, who might claim we can say little which is really unieqivocally true about God and his inner nature.
Scotus also presents to us an interesting analysis of the nature of causation, and uses this to prove God exists. The logical complexity and depth of the argument means it is well worth looking at, even if you are an atheist.
This book represents an important introduction to Scotus, whose strong emphasis on the proper use of language and the use of powerful logic to clarify metaphysical questions makes him strongly relevant to the questions of philosophy and theology today.
Stunner.......2002-02-05
This is an extremely thorough and interesting book. Cross puts personality into each page, demonstrating why the debates are important and whether Scotus's solutions to some of the great questions are likely to hold within the context of medieval debates. The book is illuminating even to a non-specialist with an interest in finding out more about Duns Scotus. This is the best introduction to the subject.
Agreed!.......2001-01-25
Couldn't agree more with review below! Analytic philosophy almost invariably failes to grasp the uniqueness of historical philosophers; instead they seem to view the history of philosophy as a great catalogue of mistakes where theres not a whole lot to draw inspiration from. This is just sad.
Too little Scotus; too much Cross.......2000-01-12
I bought the book hoping that I would get a clear explanation of Scotus' views from within. Instead I found an exposition of an analytic philosophers contracted views on Scotus. To be blunt, Cross should not presume that the reader cares about his views in a work that purports to expound Scotus' views. I find this to be a common defect amongst the analytic philosophers, who seem intent upon telling us that we can make good use mediaeval philosophy, but fail to see that they themselves are peripheral to that ressourcement. I give it three stars for the sake of Duns Scotus, not for the sake of Cross. Beware also his work on the Physics of Duns Scotus, unless, that is, you are an analytic philosopher.
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