The Cambridge companion to Duns Scotus

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Book

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Full Title:

The Cambridge companion to Duns Scotus / edited by Thomas Williams

Series Titles:

Cambridge companions to philosophy
Cambridge companions to philosophy.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Williams, Thomas, 1967-, editor

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Duns Scotus, John,approximately 1266-1308

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The life and works of John Duns the Scot / Thomas Williams -- Scotus on metaphysics / Peter King -- Space and time / Neil Lewis -- Universals and individuation / Timothy B. Noone -- Duns Scotus's modal theory / Calvin G. Normore -- Duns Scotus's philosophy of language / Dominik Perler -- Duns Scotus on natural theology / James F. Ross and Todd Bates -- Duns Scotus on natural and supernatural knowledge of God / William E. Mann -- Philosophy of mind / Richard Cross -- Cognition / Robert Pasnau -- Scotus's theory of natural law / Hannes Möhle -- From metaethics to action theory / Thomas Williams -- Rethinkin moral dispositions: Scotus on the virtues / Bonnie Kent.

Summary:

Each volume in this series of companions to major philosophers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and will serve as a reference work for students and non-specialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the work of a difficult and challenging thinker. John Duns Scotus (1265/6-1308) was (along with Aquinas and Ockham) one of the three principal figures in medieval philosophy and theology, with an influence on modern thought arguably even greater than that of Aquinas. The essays in this volume systematically survey the full range of Scotus' thought. They take care to explain the technical details of his writing in lucid terms and demonstrate the relevance of his work to contemporary philosophical debate. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Scotus currently available.

Language:

English

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English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936932569202486

ISBN:

1-139-81585-7
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OCLC Number:

437070174
123911277