DUNS SCOTUS, John

Highly influential medieval philosopher and theologian, Franciscan trained and then teaching and writing in Oxford, Paris and Cologne. The primacy of all reasoning is from God whose will is all-determining – including what counts as good. Appeal to divine authority which supports both church and state is sufficient to justify their compulsory baptising of Jews.

Life

• Basic guide to the life and work of Duns Scotus

• The life and work of Duns Scotus

• Entry on Duns Scotus from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• Entry on Duns Scotus from the Jewish Encyclopedia

• An overview of the life and intellectual legacy of Duns Scotus

Writings

• Franciscan Archive with a range of materials on and by Duns Scotus

• Philosophical Writings