Product Description: The medieval philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) was one of the great thinkers of Western intellectual culture, exerting a considerable influence over many centuries. He had a genius for original and subtle philosophical analysis, with the motive behind his philosophical method being his faith...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The most extensive treatment John Duns Scotus gave of the Aristotelian doctrine of potentiality and actuality is found in Book IX of his Questions on the Metaphysics of Aristotle. The relatively finished character of this last book is in sharp contrast to the incomplete character of the earlier eight books, giving it almost the aspect of an ordination or final revision that could be published as a separate work like his proof for the existence and nature of God, the De primo principio...read more

Product Description: This text presents translations of crucial texts in the debate between Duns Scotus and William of Ockham on universals. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: During the seventies, there was a revival of systematic philosophy in general and of ontology in particular. At the same time, especially in Anglo-Saxon thinking, systematic philosophy interacted very creatively with the history of medieval philosophy...read more

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