Amazon.com description: Product Description: The four papers in this volume were presented at a 1992 symposium celebrating the anticipated beatification of John Duns Scotus. It was entitled: "The Contemporary Implications of the Thought of John Duns Scotus for Understanding the Nature of the Human Person, Free Will, and Decision-Making in the Private and Public Spheres". The symposium was held at The Franciscan Institute , St. Bonaventure University. The Friars Minor of the Holy Name Province (New York) co-sponsored the symposium and generously provided financial support for the symposium.