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John Duns Scotus - Coggle Diagram
John Duns Scotus
the second turn of scholasticism
the first turn
in scholasticism
is imposed
by Thomas Aquinas
decisive
will quickly lead
scholasticism
to the end
of its cycle
at the
exhaustion
of its
historical function
scholasticism is the
whole of medieval
philosophical, theological
and scientific thought,
aimed at translating
the principles of the
Cristian religion into
a theoretical system
inspired by
the great Greek and
Latin philosophy
His position
is determined
by
Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is not
understood as
the system itself
Aristotelianism is understood as
"
the spirit
" of
the system
two elements
express
the Duns Scotus' fidelity
to the spirit
of Aristotelianism
the procedure
critical
analytical
doubtful
the ideal of
an absolutely
necessary
science
According to
Thomas
Aquinas
Aristotelianism is
a doctrine
that needs to be
corrected and reformed
it is a matter
of using
Aristotelianism
to
explain
the Catholic
faith
Duns
Schotus
Aristotelianism must be
recognised and enforced
in all its rigour
in order to bring
human science back
within its proper limits
Aristotelianism is
"the" philosophy
it is a matter of
asserting Aristotelianism
as a principle that
restricts faith
within its proper domain
The proper domain of faith
is the
practical
domain
His contemporaries
called him
"doctor subtilis"
The external character
of his philosophising
characterased by
the tendency
to distinguish and
sub-distinguish
the analytical incontentiveness
that seeks clarity
in the complete enumeration
of possible alternatives