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The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus : An Introduction.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813216140
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Philosophical Vision of John Duns ScotusDDC classification:
  • 189/.4
LOC classification:
  • B765
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. The Historical Moment -- 1.1 Philosophy in the Late Thirteenth Century -- 1.2 Scotus's Life and Works -- 1.3 Scotus's Philosophical Context -- 2. Knowing Reality -- 2.1 Abstractive and Intuitive Cognition -- 2.2 The Formal Distinction -- 2.3 The Univocity of Being -- 3. Metaphysics and Natural Knowledge of God -- 3.1 The Nobility of Metaphysics -- 3.2 The Subject of Metaphysics -- 3.3 The Proof of God's Existence -- 4. Modes of Being: Will and Nature -- 4.1 The Problem of Contingency -- 4.2 Contingency and the Divine Will -- 4.3 Modality -- 4.4 Common Nature -- 4.5 The Principle of Individuation -- 5. The Foundations of a Science of Praxis -- 5.1 The Perfection of a Rational Nature -- 5.2 The Science of Praxis -- 5.3 Moral Foundations: Natural Law and the Divine Will -- 5.4 The Extent of Divine Willing -- 6. The Rational Will and Freedom -- 6.1 The a posteriori Argument from Causality -- 6.2 The a priori Consideration from the Will's Constitution -- 6.3 The Collaboration of Intellect and Will -- 7. Practical Wisdom and Moral Goodness -- 7.1 Moral Goodness -- 7.2 Practical Reasoning -- 7.3 The Role of Moral Virtue -- 8. Scotus's Legacy -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. The Historical Moment -- 1.1 Philosophy in the Late Thirteenth Century -- 1.2 Scotus's Life and Works -- 1.3 Scotus's Philosophical Context -- 2. Knowing Reality -- 2.1 Abstractive and Intuitive Cognition -- 2.2 The Formal Distinction -- 2.3 The Univocity of Being -- 3. Metaphysics and Natural Knowledge of God -- 3.1 The Nobility of Metaphysics -- 3.2 The Subject of Metaphysics -- 3.3 The Proof of God's Existence -- 4. Modes of Being: Will and Nature -- 4.1 The Problem of Contingency -- 4.2 Contingency and the Divine Will -- 4.3 Modality -- 4.4 Common Nature -- 4.5 The Principle of Individuation -- 5. The Foundations of a Science of Praxis -- 5.1 The Perfection of a Rational Nature -- 5.2 The Science of Praxis -- 5.3 Moral Foundations: Natural Law and the Divine Will -- 5.4 The Extent of Divine Willing -- 6. The Rational Will and Freedom -- 6.1 The a posteriori Argument from Causality -- 6.2 The a priori Consideration from the Will's Constitution -- 6.3 The Collaboration of Intellect and Will -- 7. Practical Wisdom and Moral Goodness -- 7.1 Moral Goodness -- 7.2 Practical Reasoning -- 7.3 The Role of Moral Virtue -- 8. Scotus's Legacy -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

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