On Being and Cognition: Ordinatio 1.3

John Duns Scotus

Published by Fordham University Press 2016

On Being and Cognition

Ordinatio 1.3

John Duns Scotus
Edited by: John van den Bercken

In the series Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823270767

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About this book

In this book Scotus addresses fundamental issues concerning the limits of human knowledge and the nature of intellect and the object cooperate in generating actual cognition by developing his doctrine of the univocity of being, refuting skepticism and analyzing the way the knowledge in the case of abstractive cognition.

Author / Editor information

Scotus John Duns :

John Duns Scotus was one of the most important philosophers and theologians of the
Middle Ages.

Bercken John van den :

Dr. John van den Bercken specializes in philosophy, psychology, and cognition.

Reviews

—Richard Cross:
The massive third distinction of the first book of Scotus’s Ordinatio represents the fullest systematic treatment of cognitive psychology and philosophy of mind produced in the Middle Ages. This superb translation renders the whole text into clear, stylish, and felicitous English. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in medieval theories of mind and knowledge.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface John van den Bercken Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Outline of Ordinatio 1.3 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction. Scotus on being and cognition: Ordinatio 1, distinction 3 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Part 1. On the possibility of having knowledge of God
Question 1. Can God be known naturally by the intellect of the wayfarer? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Question 2. Is God the first thing that is naturally known by us in our present state? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Question 3. Is God the first natu ral and adequate object of the human intellect in its pres ent state? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Question 4. Can we know a certain and genuine truth by natural means without any special illumination? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
Part 2. On the trace of the Trinity
Single Question. Is there in every creature a trace of the Trinity? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Part 3. On the image of the Trinity
Question 1. Does the intellective part of the soul contain memory as having an intelligible species naturally preceding the act of thinking (intelligendi)? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Question 2. Is the intellective part of the soul, taken properly, or a component of it, the total cause generating actual knowledge or the reason for generating it? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Question 3. Is the object, as present in itself or in a species, or the intellective part of the soul the main cause of the production of a cognition? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Question 4. Is there an image of the Trinity distinctly present in our mind? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
Notes to the Translation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

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Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Pages
- Main content: 312
Keywords: Theology; Philosophy & Theory; Medieval Studies

eBook

Published: October 5, 2016
ISBN: 9780823270767