Ideas from 'works' by John Duns Scotus [1301], by Theme Structure
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being
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The concept of being has only one meaning, whether talking of universals or of God [Dumont]
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Being (not sensation or God) is the primary object of the intellect [Dumont]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
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Duns Scotus was a realist about universals [Dumont]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity
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Scotus said a substantial principle of individuation [haecceitas] was needed for an essence [Dumont]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Avicenna and Duns Scotus say essences have independent and prior existence [Dumont]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
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Certainty comes from the self-evident, from induction, and from self-awareness [Dumont]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 1. Perceptual Realism / b. Direct realism
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Scotus defended direct 'intuitive cognition', against the abstractive view [Dumont]
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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence
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Augustine's 'illumination' theory of knowledge leads to nothing but scepticism [Dumont]
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will
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The will retains its power for opposites, even when it is acting [Dumont]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
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The concept of God is the unique first efficient cause, final cause, and most eminent being [Dumont]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
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We can't infer the infinity of God from creation ex nihilo [Dumont]
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