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]

22122

Being (not sensation or God) is the primary object of the intellect [Dumont]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

22125

Duns Scotus was a realist about universals [Dumont]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity

22127

Scotus said a substantial principle of individuation [haecceitas] was needed for an essence [Dumont]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

22126

Avicenna and Duns Scotus say essences have independent and prior existence [Dumont]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

22129

Certainty comes from the self-evident, from induction, and from self-awareness [Dumont]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 1. Perceptual Realism / b. Direct realism

22130

Scotus defended direct 'intuitive cognition', against the abstractive view [Dumont]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

22128

Augustine's 'illumination' theory of knowledge leads to nothing but scepticism [Dumont]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

22131

The will retains its power for opposites, even when it is acting [Dumont]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature

22123

The concept of God is the unique first efficient cause, final cause, and most eminent being [Dumont]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof

22124

We can't infer the infinity of God from creation ex nihilo [Dumont]