Duns Scotus
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Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Duns Scotus | 21 |
| Duns Scotus canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Duns Scotus Context triple: [Immaculate Conception, influencedByTheologian, Duns Scotus]
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St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher whose synthesis of Christian doctrine with Aristotelian philosophy made him one of the most influential thinkers in Western intellectual and religious history.
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Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work in metaphysics, law, and political theory significantly shaped early modern scholasticism and the development of international law.
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Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.
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Albert the Great
Albert the Great was a 13th-century Dominican scholar, philosopher, and bishop renowned for his comprehensive knowledge of natural science and theology and as the teacher of Thomas Aquinas.
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William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duns Scotus Target entity description: Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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A.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher whose synthesis of Christian doctrine with Aristotelian philosophy made him one of the most influential thinkers in Western intellectual and religious history.
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B.
Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work in metaphysics, law, and political theory significantly shaped early modern scholasticism and the development of international law.
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C.
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.
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D.
Albert the Great
Albert the Great was a 13th-century Dominican scholar, philosopher, and bishop renowned for his comprehensive knowledge of natural science and theology and as the teacher of Thomas Aquinas.
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E.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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Franciscan friar ⓘ Scholastic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ medieval philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1993-03-20 ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1266 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duns, Berwickshire (traditional attribution)
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Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Minoritenkirche, Cologne ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | beatified ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1308-11-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cologne
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrine |
formal distinction
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haecceity (thisness) ⓘ univocity of being ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| employer |
University of Cologne
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University of Oxford ⓘ Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| era |
High Middle Ages
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Scholastic theology ⓘ
surface form:
Scholasticism
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| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Doctor Subtilis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Franciscan School
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Francisco Suárez ⓘ late medieval scholasticism ⓘ modern metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Bonaventure ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception
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doctrine of the univocity of being ⓘ formal distinction (distinctio formalis) ⓘ subtle metaphysical analysis ⓘ theory of haecceity ⓘ voluntarism in ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Duns Scotus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Duns Scotus
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| notableWork |
Ordinatio
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Quaestiones in Metaphysicam Aristotelis ⓘ Quaestiones quodlibetales ⓘ Reportatio Parisiensis ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Scotism ⓘ |
| positionOnImmaculateConception | argued that Mary was preserved from original sin from the first instant of her conception ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
England
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| religiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
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surface form:
Order of Friars Minor
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| viewOnWill | emphasized primacy of the will over the intellect ⓘ |
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Subject: Duns Scotus Description of subject: Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Referenced by (33)
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