Duns Scotus [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Cross

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777319703321
• Autore: Cross Richard <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0-19-773891-5; 1-280-47169-7; 0-19-535225-4; 1-4237-6022-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Collana: Great medieval thinkers
• Disciplina: 189.4
• Soggetti: Theology - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Philosophical theology - History; Philosophy, Medieval
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-225) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Duns Scotus, Philosophy, and Theology -- 2. God: Existence, Unicity, and Simplicity -- 3. God: Perfection, Infinity, and Religious Language -- 4. God: Knowledge and Agency -- 5. God the Trinity -- 6. Humanity: Body, Soul, and Immortality -- 7. Humanity: Freedom, Ethics, and Sin -- 8. Humanity: Predestination, Merit, and Grace -- 9. Jesus: God and Man -- 10. Jesus: Predestination and Merit -- 11. Sacraments -- App. 1. Metaphysics and the transcendental attributes -- App. 2. The formal distinction -- App. 3. The beatific vision.
• Sommario/riassunto: The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This text aims to provide an accessible account of his theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought and on issues where his insights may prove to be of perennial value.