Duns Scotus
John Duns, commonly cried Duns Scotus (c. 1266 – 8 November 1308), is generally considered tae be ane o the three maist important filosofer-theologians o the Heich Middle Ages.[3]
John Duns Scotus | |
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 The Subtle Doctor | |
| Born | c. 1266 Duns, Coonty o Berwick, Kinrick o Scotland |
| Dee'd | 8 November 1308 Cologne, Electorate o Cologne, Haly Roman Empire |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Oxford[1][2] |
| Era | Medieval filosofie |
| Region | Wastren Filosofie |
| Schuil | Scholasticism Voluntarism Medieval realism |
Main interests | Metapheesics, theology, logic, epistemology, ethics |
Notable ideas | Univocity o bein, haecceity as a principle o individuation, Immaculate Conception o the Virgin Mary |
Influences
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| Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. | |
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 A statue o John Duns Scotus bi Frank Tritchler in the Public Park in the toun o Duns erectit in 1966 | |
| Releegious an priest | |
| Veneratit in | Catholic Kirk |
| Beatified | 20 Mairch 1993, Vatican Ceety by Pape John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Franciscan Kirk, Cologne, Germany |
| Feast | November 8 |
References eedit
- ↑ Hugh T. Kerr, Readings in Christian Thought: Second Edition, Abingdon Press, 2010: "Duns Scotus (c. 1264-1308)".
- ↑ He has long been claimed as a Merton alumnus, but there is no contemporary evidence to support this claim and as a Franciscan, he would have been ineligible for fellowships at Merton (see Martin, G. H. & Highfield, J. R. L. (1997). A History of Merton College. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 53).
- ↑ Thegither wi Thomas Aquinas an William o Ockham. See, e.g., the Plato.Stanford.edu articles "Duns Scotus" and "William of Ockham"