Scotus and God's Arbitrary Will: A Reassessment

Most agree that Scotus is a voluntarist of some kind. In this paper we argue against recent interpretations of Scotus's ethics (and metaethics) according to which the norms concerning human actions are largely, if not wholly, the arbitrary products of God's will. On our reading, the Scotis...

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Authors: Borland, Tully (Author) ; Hillman, T. Allan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2017]
In: American catholic philosophical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 91, Issue: 3, Pages: 399-429
Further subjects:B Ethics
B VOLUNTARISM (Philosophy)
B Natural Law
B Metaethics
B Social norms
B DUNS Scotus, John, ca. 1266-1308
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