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Duns Scotus' Anthropology and Ethics - Coggle Diagram
Duns Scotus'
Anthropology and Ethics
the being of God and the being of creatures have a fundamentally unique meaning,
on which their respective characters
are then grafted
So, Duns Scotus rejects
the principle of the analogy
of being affirmed by Thomas
The character that makes
the proper being of
God
different
from the proper being of creatures
is
infinity
Infinity is
the only intrinsic attribute
of God
God transcends,
in his perfection,
all creatures
Immortality
is an attribute
of the
soul
that falls
within the realm of faith
and that is indemonstrable
If the human soul
were an indestructible substance,
it could not be created
or destroyed even by God
The fact that
the soul aspires
to eternal bliss
and justice that rewards
good and evil
in another life
does not prove
the immortality of the soul
It cannot be proved that
eternal bliss is human being's own end
Everyone finds
the first remuneration
for his goodness
in goodness itself
the first penalty
for his own sin
in sin itself
Attributes that fall within the realm of faith
can be
believed, but not demonstrated
The primacy
of the will
concern
God
The divine will
has no law
above itself
The divine will
establishes
every law
There is no objective and absolute good
that imposes itself on the will of God
Good is
what God wills
human
being
The
will
is not determined by
the evaluations
of the
intellect
The intellect
does not choose
the good towards which
the will must direct itself
The will
freely determines itself
for this or that thing,
which, consequently,
appears good to the intellect
Human beings’
entire moral life
is reduced to
obedience to
the divine will
For human beings doing good
means
doing what the divine will prescribes
The highest manifestation of
obedience to divine wills
consists in the
love for God
Love for God
is the only human action
that can never be
morally evil
Hatred for God
is the only truly evil act
that under no circumstances
can be good
Every other act
can be good or bad,
depending on the circumstances
To human being’s love for God,
God responds with
grace
Grace is the act by which
God loves the one who loves him