But a complete edition, in 12 folio volumes, was published only in 1639 by wadding at lyons. His principal theological treatise has, however, always been known as the opus oxoniense. Early life and career the sentences, known as the ordinatio or opus oxoniense. Common natures and metaphysics in john duns scotus 557 trine of the common nature, is indeed the part of his thought which gets closer to the most daring endeavours of contemporary metaphysical. The doctrines for which he is best known are the univocity of being, that.
John duns scotus philosphical writings internet archive. Of his antecedents and life very little is definitely known, as the contemporary sources are silent about him. John duns scotus is arguably one of the most significant philosopher theologians of the. Damian giner issued the opus oxoniense scoti in a more convenient form 1598. I make no pretensions to this page providing a systematic guide to scotist material that is available online. On the strength of a letter dated november 4 from gonsalvo, general of the franciscan order, to the warden of the university of paris, recommending one joannes scotus, described as subtilissimo ingenio, for. The scholastics, following aristotle, claimed that the conclusion of a syllogism could be no stronger than its weakest premiss, and, hence, all premisses of a demonstrative syllogism must be necessary allan b. But there are some useful resources available that are not easily stumbled across, so i thought there might be some use to this collection of links. Pdf any discussion of john duns scotus 12668 on our knowledge of god has to be a discussion of scotuss thesis. John duns scotus in his opus oxoniense, which, in spite of being a work of extremely personal cast, was outwardly framed as a commentary on the master of sentences. Ordinatio oxoniense, a commentary on the sentences of peter lombard. The initial revision was probably begun in the summer of 0 see the remarks in question 2 that apparently allude to the battle of homs in 1299, news of which probably reached oxford in the. This translation of the prologue of the ordinatio aka. Salvator bartolucci about 1586, also a zealous editor.
It is based on volume one of the critical edition of the text by the scotus commission in rome and published by frati quaracchi. Duns scotus in the opus oxoniense, showing that scotus makes considerable. John duns scotus, the catholic university of america press, washington, 2004, pp. John duns 8 november 8, commonly called duns scotus in latin pronounced as duns. The philosophy of john duns scotus pdf free download. Scotus has had considerable influence on both catholic and secular thought.
Duns scotus philosophical writings a selection edited and translated by allan wolter, o. Translations from the ordinatio or opus oxoniense of blessed john duns scotus translations from the questions on the sentences by antonius andreas. At an early age he was received into the franciscan order. Duns scotus, along with william ockham, is one of the finest scholastic philosophers of the medieval period. Duns scotus, blessed john the catholic encyclopedia. Review of the contributions to scholastic economic philosophy made by duns scotus in the opus oxoniense, showing that scotus makes considerable advances in the understanding of exchange, the legitimisation of trade, and the development of the churchs traditional teaching on usury. 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 cambridge companion to duns scotus edited by thomas williams university of iowa v. Wolter, introduction to a treatise on god as first principle by john duns scotus, trans. John duns scotus philosphical writings by john duns scotus. In scholastic metaphysics, a formal distinction is a distinction intermediate between what is merely conceptual, and what is fully real or mindindependent. 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. On the strength of a letter dated november 4 from gonsalvo, general of. Pdf common natures and metaphysics in john duns scotus.
The initial revision was probably begun in the summer of 0 see the remarks in question 2 that apparently allude to the battle of homs in 1299, news of which probably reached oxford in the summer of 0. John duns scotus was probably born in the small town of duns, in the borders region of scotland. It is disputed whether he first saw the light in ireland, scotland or england. From the summa theologica of saint thomas aquinas as translated by the fathers of the english dominican province, and from the works of blessed john duns scotus as selected and arranged by jerome of montefortino and as translated by peter l. Duns scotus, john 1265 or 12758, one of the foremost of the schoolmen. Aquinas to duns scotus, all published by oxford university press. His birthplace has been variously given as duns in berwickshire, dunum down in ulster, and dunstane in northumberland, but there is not sufficient evidence to settle the question. Opus oxoniense for the parts that have not yet been critically edited.
Nov 12, 2015 duns scotuss writings are very numerous and they have often been printed. Of his antecedents and life very little is definitely known, as. Peter king, in the cambridge companion to john duns scotus, edited by thomas williams, cambridge university press 2003, 1568. The life and works of john duns the scot 1 thomas williams 1 scotus on metaphysics 15 peter king 2 space and time 69 neil lewis 3 universals and individuation 100 timothy b. Jun 07, 2012 author of philosophical writings, ioannis duns scoti opera omnia, opera omnia, a treatise on god as first principle, quodlibeta, doctoris subtilis et mariani joannis duns scoti ordinis fratrum minorum opera omnia, quaestiones in quattuor libros sententiarum, idiotas, or, duns contemplations of divine love. He is one of the three most important philosophertheologians of western europe in the high middle ages, together with. The standard version is the ordinatio also known as the opus oxoniense, a revised. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
Scotus latin is tight and not seldom elliptical, exploiting to the full the grammatical. Writings of the subtle doctor on the absolute primacy of jesus christ from the many writings of bl. The cambridge companion to duns scotus thomas williams. He succeeded alcuin of york 735804 as head of the palace school at aachen.
Scotus writings absolute primacy of christabsolute. The subtle doctor, of realty the rarestveined unraveller i. 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. Feb 07, 2008 i dont know if you will find this in english, but i think what you are looking for is found in scotus opus oxoniense oxford lectures. In on being and cognition, the first complete translation into english of a pivotal text in the history of philosophy and theology, scotus addresses fundamental issues concerning the limits of human knowledge and the nature of cognition by developing his doctrine of the univocity of being, refuting skepticism and analyzing the way the intellect and the object cooperate in generating. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content toward a bibliography on duns scotus on the existence of god the testimony in favor of the philosophical and historical importance of scotus argument for gods existence is quite articulate and insistent. Opus oxoniense for the parts that have not yet been. Project muse toward a bibliography on duns scotus on the. In 1279 he entered the franciscan convent in nearby dumfries, then the next year went to oxford. John duns scotus there are certain passages which are indispensable for grasping the franciscan thesis. I then apply the principles developed by scotus concerning the. 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. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content john duns scotus on gods foreknowledge and future contingents john duns scotus s best treatment of gods foreknowledge and future contingents is found in distinctions 38. Joannis duns scoti doctoris subtilis, ordinis minorum, opera omnia, vol.
I concede that there is an end which is the final cause, and this under that reckoning of it under which it is a final cause and similarly just as the efficient cause is cognized under a reckoning of what is required necessarily that it be the first efficient cause. Opus parisiense or reportata parisiensia paris lectures. The realist ontology of john duns scotus the first object of knowledge according to duns scotus the problem from which a systematic reconstruction of scotistic thought must take its start is the problem of the proper object of the human intellect. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Professor of philosophy at the franciscan institute st bonaventure. Ashgate studies in the history of philosophical theology. An ordinatio is a text that has been ordered or edited for publication.
Hopkins and the formalitas of duns scotus bernadette waterman ward gerard manley hopkins was a philosophical realist. John duns scotus 1265668 was one of the most important and influential philosophertheologians of the high middle ages. 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. Project muse john duns scotus on gods foreknowledge and. In some passages scotus seems to endorse a thoroughgoing voluntarism, holding not merely that the moral law is established entirely by gods will, but even that there is no reason why god wills in one way rather than another.
About 1 he went to paris, and there he also lectured on the sentences. I prove in this manner there is this text cancelled out by duns scotus. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. This translation of the prologue of the ordinatio aka opus. This is a very complicated argument, with several main and subsidiary steps. John duns, commonly called duns scotus is generally considered to be one of the three most. Review of the contributions to scholastic economic philosophy made by duns scotus in the opus oxoniense, showing that scotus makes considerable advances in the understanding of exchange, the legitimisation of trade, and the development of. John duns scotus stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. John duns scotus wikisource, the free online library. Duns the scot, was a scottish catholic priest and franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian.
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. Duns, joannes scotus dnb00 wikisource, the free online. This translation of the prologue of the ordinatio aka opus oxoniense of blessed john duns scotus is complete. Of the great scholastics, perhaps no one devoted more attention and care to developing a proof for the existence of god than. John duns scotus was born in 1274 according to some, according to others in 1266. Dec 25, 2012 duns scotus, john 1265 or 12758, one of the foremost of the schoolmen. Review of the contributions to scholastic economic philosophy made by duns scotus in the opus oxoniense, showing that scotus makes considerable advances in. It was made by some realist philosophers of the scholastic period in the thirteenth century, and particularly by duns scotus. Duns scotus in english translation xv introduction. Univocity in scotuss quaestiones super metaphysicam. Scotus ordinatio is his revision of the lectures he gave as a bachelor at oxford, transcribed as the lectura. Of the great scholastics, perhaps no one devoted more attention and care to. Systematic and historical theology at the university of utrecht, the netherlands. We report them here without commentary see continue reading.
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. Proof of the existence of god university of kentucky. Williams, the life and works of john duns the scot, en t. In order to find an answer to the question, i propose to examine a solution peculiar to duns scotus as it is set forth principally in his opus oxoniense ii, dist. The standard version is the ordinatio also known as the opus oxoniense, a revised version of lectures he gave as a bachelor at oxford. He also believed that those same constructions both reflected and were part of external reality.