Thomas Aquinas And John Duns Scotus On Our Natural Knowledge Of God

Author : Alex Hall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 187 pages
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Release : 2007-02-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441173324

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Thomas Aquinas & John Duns Scotus by Alex Hall Pdf

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus are arguably the most celebrated representatives of the 'Golden Age' of scholasticism. Primarily, they are known for their work in natural theology, which seeks to demonstrate tenets of faith without recourse to premises rooted in dogma or revelation. Scholars of this Golden Age drew on a wealth of tradition, dating back to Plato and Aristotle, and taking in the Arabic and Jewish interpretations of these thinkers, to produce a wide variety of answers to the question 'How much can we learn of God?' Some responded by denying us any positive knowledge of God. Others believed that we have such knowledge, yet debated whether its acquisition requires some action on the part of God in the form of an illumination bestowed on the knower. Scotus and Aquinas belong to the more empirically minded thinkers in this latter group, arguing against a necessary role for illumination. Many scholars believe that Aquinas and Scotus exhaust the spectrum of answers available to this circle, with Aquinas maintaining that our knowledge is quite confused and Scotus that it is completely accurate. In this study, Alexander Hall argues that the truth about Aquinas and Scotus lies somewhere in the middle. Hall's book recommends itself to the general reader who is looking for an overview of this period in Western philosophy as well as to the specialist, for no other study on the market addresses this long-standing matter of interpretation in any detail.

Author : Alexander W. Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1426859055

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Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus on Our Natural Knowledge of God by Alexander W. Hall Pdf

Author : Richard Cross
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
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Release : 1999-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195352252

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Duns Scotus by Richard Cross Pdf

This is an accessible introduction to the life and thought of John Duns Scotus (c. 1266--1308), the scholastic philosopher and theologian who came to be called the Subtle Doctor. A native of Scotland (as his name implies), Scotus became a Franciscan and taught in Oxford, Paris, and Cologne. In his writings he put Aristotelian thought to the service of Christian theology and was the founder of a school of scholasticism called Scotism, which was often opposed to the Thomism of the followers of Thomas Aquinas. In particular, Scotus is well known for his defense of contra-causal free will and logical possibility and for his account of individuation in terms of "haecceity" or "thisness." Cross offers a clear introductory account of the most significant aspects of Scotus's theological thought. Theology is here construed broadly to include Scotus's philosophical investigation of God's existence and attributes. In addition to providing a clear, though not always uncritical, outline of Scotus's positions, Cross aims to show how Scotus's theories fit into modern debates, particularly contemporary debates in philosophical theology, and to point out Scotus's historical significance in the development of theology.

Author : Thomas Ward
Publisher : Angelico Press
Page : 137 pages
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Release : 2022-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621388838

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Ordered by Love by Thomas Ward Pdf

John Duns Scotus (1265–1308), beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in 1993, is widely recognized as one of the most original and influential philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. Ordered by Love offers a sympathetic exploration of a wide range of Scotus’s thought. Topics covered include his understanding of the relationship between faith and reason, his doctrine of individuation by “haecceity” (thisness), his theory of the univocity of the concept of being, his emphasis on God’s freedom and its supposed consequences for moral theory, his defense of Mary’s immaculate conception, and his teaching on the primacy of Christ.

Author : Antonie Vos
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780748627257

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Philosophy of John Duns Scotus by Antonie Vos Pdf

John Duns Scotus is arguably one of the most significant philosopher theologians of the middle ages who has often been overlooked. 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. Among the fields to which Scotus has made an immense contribution are logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, and ethical theory.The Philosophy of John Duns Scotus provides a formidable yet comprehensive overview of the life and works of this Scottish-born philosopher. 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.

Author : Richard Cross
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191554032

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The Metaphysics of the Incarnation by Richard Cross Pdf

The period from Thomas Aquinas to Duns Scotus is one of the richest in the history of Christian theology. The Metaphysics of the Incarnation aims to provide a thorough examination of the doctrine in this era, making explicit its philosophical and theological foundations. Medieval theologians believed that there were good reasons for supposing that Christ's human nature was an individual. In the light of this, Part 1 discusses how the various thinkers held that an individual nature could be united to a divine person. Part 2 shows how one divine person could be incarnate without any other. Part 3 deals with questions of Christological predication, and Part 4 shows how an individual nature is to be distinguished from a person. The work begins with a full account of the metaphysics presupposed in the medieval accounts, and concludes with observations relating medieval accounts to modern Christology.

Author : Richard Cross
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
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Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351942645

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Duns Scotus on God by Richard Cross Pdf

The Franciscan John Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) is the philosopher's theologian par excellence: more than any of his contemporaries, he is interested in arguments for their own sake. Making use of the tools of modern philosophy, Richard Cross presents a thorough account of Duns Scotus's arguments on God and the Trinity. Providing extensive commentary on central passages from Scotus, many of which are presented in translation in this book, Cross offers clear expositions of Scotus's sometimes elliptical writing. Cross's account shows that, in addition to being a philosopher of note, Scotus is a creative and original theologian who offers new insights into many old problems.

Author : Eugene F. Rogers
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Press
Page : 280 pages
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Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018404629

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Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth by Eugene F. Rogers Pdf

This book is a work of systematic theology that provides a fresh interpretation of Aquinas on the nature of theology, and uncovers and explores theological affinities between Aquinas and Protestant theologian Karl Barth.

Author : Etienne Gilson
Publisher : T&T Clark
Page : 633 pages
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Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678683

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John Duns Scotus by Etienne Gilson Pdf

Étienne Gilson's Jean Duns Scot: Introduction À Ses Positions Fondamentales is widely understood to be one of the most important works on John Duns Scotus' texts, famous for their complexity. James Colbert's translation is the first time that Gilson's work on Scotus has been put into English, with an introduction by Trent Pomplun and an afterword by John Millbank. Scotus contributed to the development of a metaphysical system that was compatible with Christian doctrine, an epistemology that altered the 13th century understanding of human knowledge, and a theology that stressed both divine and human will. Gilson, in turn, offers a thoroughly comprehensive introduction to the fundamental positions that Scotus stood for. Explaining Scotus's views on metaphysics, the existence of infinite being and divine nature, the matter of the physical spiritual and angelic, intellectual knowledge and will and Scotus' relationship with other scholars, Gilson and Colbert show how deeply Scotus 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.

Author : William Richard O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCAL:$B247681

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The Natural Desire for God by William Richard O'Connor Pdf

Author : John Duns Scotus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1647921708

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Treatise on the First Principle by John Duns Scotus Pdf

Seeking what he describes as "the utmost limit of the knowledge our natural reason can achieve . . . concerning the True Existence [that is God]," John Duns Scotus (1265-1308) offers in this treatise one of philosophy's most rigorous and ambitious attempts to deduce God's existence from purely metaphysical theorems. As elucidated by its concise philosophical commentary, Thomas M. Ward's new translation of the Treatise on the First Principle puts a masterpiece of natural theology within reach of a new generation of English-reading students of philosophy.

Author : Liran Shia Gordon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781666902990

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A Metaphysics of Creation for the Information Age by Liran Shia Gordon Pdf

The metaphysical and theological writings of John Duns Scotus (1265/6-1308)—one of the most intriguing, albeit if now nigh-forgotten philosophers of the late Middle Ages—were seminal in the emergence of modernity. A Metaphysics of Creation for the Information Age: A Dialogue with Duns Scotus uses the prism of the concept of Creation as the leitmotif to assemble and interpret Scotus’s system of thought in a unified manner. In doing so, Liran Shia Gordon reframes Scotus’s metaphysics such that it confronts the challenges posed by information technology and its impact on our lives, thought, and actions. Surprisingly, although there has been great interest in the emergence and dissemination of information technology through the popular media, there has not yet been a genuine and vigorous philosophical consideration of the multiple ways information technology alters the basic categories by which we perceive and understand reality. Juxtaposing medieval philosophy and information technology offers an unconventional horizon to frame the foundational changes carried by the information revolution and reassess the relevancy of medieval philosophy.

Author : John Milbank,Catherine Pickstock
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 0415233348

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Truth in Aquinas by John Milbank,Catherine Pickstock Pdf

This volume presents a re-evaluation of the thought of Thomas Aquinas. It combines a sophisticated understanding of contemporary thought, modern and postmodern, with a theological perspective that looks back to the origins of the church.

Author : Elders
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004452404

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The Philosophical Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas by Elders Pdf

The philosophical theology of St. Thomas Aquinas is the crowning piece of his metaphysics. Leo J. Elders studies it against the background of the attempts of the great philoso- phers of the past to penetrate deeper into the knowledge of God. While the Introduction treats the nature of philosophical theology according to Aquinas, Chapter One presents a concise history of the idea of God in Western philosophical thinking. Chapters Two and Three deal with the question of the cognoscibility of God and the Five Ways of St. Thomas. New solutions are proposed of some difficulties in the Third and Fourth Ways. The attributes of God are studied in the order of the Summa theologiae I. Chapter Seven considers the grammar of God-language. The following chapters examine divine knowledge, foreknowledge of future events, divine will and providence as well as creation. The last chapter deals with the problem of the co-existence of God and finite creatures. This study shows that the philosophical theology of St. Thomas Aquinas is a coherent whole of impressive depth and beauty. It has its basis in our daily experience of the world and the general principles of being, but its conclusions reach the summits of negative theology.

Author : Alex Hall
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0826485898

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Thomas Aquinas & John Duns Scotus by Alex Hall Pdf

A philosophical/historical examination of natural theology in the 'Golden Age' of scholastic philosophy, involving fundamental issues in metaphysics, the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion.