Tractatus de Primo Principio

Name: Tractatus de Primo Principio
Author: Duns Scotus

by Duns Scotus

Treatise on first principles and being in medieval philosophy

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Duns Scotus

Scottish Franciscan philosopher and theologian known as the Subtle Doctor for his precise philosophical distinctions. He defended the freedom of the will against determinism and the Immaculate Conception against Aquinas. His concept of haecceity (thisness) to explain individuation has influenced phenomenology.

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