Duns Scotus

The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus' theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his insights might prove to be of perennialvalue.

Abbreviations

xvii

Duns Scotus, Philosophy, and Theology

3

(12)

Duns Scotus: Life and works

3

(3)

Philosophy and the scope of theology

6

(2)

The nature of theology

8

(2)

Theology and reason

10

(3)

Duns Scotus: Theologian and philosopher

13

(2)

God: Existence, Unicity, and Simplicity

15

(16)

The existence of a first agent

16

(7)

The existence of an ultimate goal of activity

23

(1)

The existence of a maximally excellent being

23

(2)

The coextensiveness of these three properties

25

(1)

The infinity of the first agent

26

(1)

Divine unicity

27

(2)

Divine simplicity

29

(2)

God: Perfection, Infinity, and Religious Language

31

(16)

Perfect-being theology

31

(2)

The univocity theory of religious language

33

(6)

Divine infinity

39

(3)

Divine simplicity and the divine attributes

42

(5)

God: Knowledge and Agency

47

(14)

Divine intellect and will

47

(1)

Divine knowledge

48

(8)

Divine agency

56

(5)

God the Trinity

61

(12)

The divine processions

62

(3)

The constitution of the divine persons

65

(2)

The unity of the divine essence

67

(3)

The unity of God's external action

70

(3)

Humanity: Body, Soul, and Immortality

73

(10)

Matter, form, and the human soul

73

(4)

The immortality of the soul

77

(1)

The resurrection of the body

78

(5)

Humanity: Freedom, Ethics, and Sin

83

(18)

Intellect, will, and freedom

83

(6)

Ethics

89

(6)

Sin

95

(1)

Original sin

96

(5)

Humanity: Predestination, Merit, and Grace

101

(12)

Predestination

101

(2)

Merit

103

(4)

Grace and the remission of sins

107

(6)

Jesus: God and Man

113

(14)

The relation between Christ's human nature and the Word

114

(3)

Christ's human nature

117

(5)

Grace, knowledge, and will

122

(2)

The incarnate divine person

124

(1)

The communication of properties

125

(2)

Jesus: Predestination and Merit

127

(8)

The motive for the incarnation

127

(2)

Redemption

129

(3)

Mary

132

(3)

Sacraments

135

(12)

Sacramental causality

136

(2)

Grace and character

138

(1)

Eucharist: Transubstantiation and sacrifice

139

(8)

Appendix

147

(6)

Metaphysics and the transcendental attributes

147

(2)

The formal distinction

149

(1)

The beatific vision

149

(4)

Notes

153

(62)

Bibliography

215

(1)

Manuscripts

215

(1)

Printed primary sources

215

(3)

Secondary sources

218

(9)

Index Locorum

227

(13)

General Index

240

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