RT Book
T1 John Duns Scotus: Metaphysics and Ethics
T2 Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters
A2 Honnefelder, Ludger
A2 Wood, Rega
A2 Dreyer, Mechtild
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB BRILL
YR 1996
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1806506548
AB 'Of realty the rarest-veined unraveler', John Duns Scotus was one of the profoundest metaphysicians who ever lived. In this volume, the world's foremost Scotus scholars collaborate to present the latest research on his work. In ethics, the focus is on practical wisdom, on beauty as an ethical concept, and on the independence of the virtues; in metaphysics, on modality, individuation, and being. Textbook accounts notwithstanding, Scotus's theory of logical possibilities implies no existence or actuality for possible beings though being and thinking presuppose the domain of possibility; potency only supervenes on the actual. There are important 13th-century precursors of Scotus's theory of modality and individuation. Posterior to quidditative entity, Scotus clearly distinguishes the ultimate reality of individual beings both from individuals and from individuality
NO Proceedings of a conference held Mar. 14-18, 1994, at the University of Bonn
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN B765.D74
SN 9789004452046
SN 9789004103573
K1 Duns Scotus, John : approximately 1266-1308 : Congresses
K1 Duns Scotus, John : approximately 1266-1308 : Ethics : Congresses
K1 Ethics, Medieval : Congresses
DO 10.1163/9789004452046