Encyclopedia entry: Scotus, John Duns

Article: John Duns Scotus
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...John Duns Scotus The Scottish philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus (c. 1265-1308) contributed to ... important contribution. His Life John Duns Scotus was born into a landowning family ...

Article: Ingham, Mary Beth and Mechthild Dreyer. The Philosophical Vision ...
The Review of Metaphysics;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... and Mechthild DREYER. The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus: An Introduction. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic ... America Press, 2004. 228 pp. Cloth, $39.95--John Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) is a name that many know but far ...

Article: The Philosophical Vision of John Duns ...
Theological Studies;  June 1, 2006 ;     672 words ...THE PHILOSOPHICAL VISION OF JOHN DUNS SCOTUS: AN INTRODUCTION. By Mary Beth ... 24.95. Scholarship on Duns Scotus has advanced dramatically in the ... provide the missing introduction to Scotus. The result is remarkably successful ...

Article: The now-blessed theologian behind the perjorative 'dunce.' ...
National Catholic Reporter;  March 26, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... the philosopher/theologian John Duns Scotus has been unofficially regarded ... mother. Also against Aquinas, Scotus held that natural law is based ... Charles Sanders Peirce, esteemed Scotus as the greatest speculative mind ...

Article: Justice in exchange: the economic philosophy of John ...
Journal of Markets & Morality;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Opus Oxoniense, showing that Duns Scotus makes considerable advances in ... the principles developed by Duns Scotus concerning the nature of justice ... fourteenth century, especially those of John Duns Scotus. (8) Between its formation in ...

Article: Lecture on John Duns Scotus to be Held at ...
Targeted News Service;  December 2, 2008 ;     338 words ... ... North Campus Auditorium with Dr. Earl Kumfer's "John Duns Scotus: Architect of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception." Dr. Kumfer's talk will explore Scotus' role in shaping Catholic belief in Mary's freedom ...

Article: The Ethical Theory of John Duns Scotus: A ...
Theological Studies;  March 1, 1997 ;     642 words ... ... neither a medievalist nor an expert in the philosophy of Scotus. However he believes that a true dialogue with Scotus's thought might enlighten two contemporary agendas. The first concerns Scotus's ideas on freedom and how they might suggest an ...