As he makes matter an actual reality even without form, and the individual a positive reality distinct from the species, Duns Scotus gives to the possible intellect an activity which is, to a certain extent, autonomous, with respect to – … Read More
Duns Scotus also seems to abandon the principle of universal analogy which, for Bonaventure and even for Saint Thomas, was the great driving force of continuity. By declaring that Being has a univocal and not equivocal meaning with regard to … Read More
(Duns Scotus) The first symptom of this disintegration is found in the movement of ideas inaugurated by Duns Scotus, the subtle doctor. He had a very short career: born in Scotland around 1265, he studied the “arts” and theology at … Read More
