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Work #490 · Late

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John Duns Scotus (the Subtle Doctor)
c. 1300 · Latin
Theological commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard · Franciscan scholasticism

Duns Scotus's c. 1300 major Sentences commentary — univocity of being, formal distinction, haecceity

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Ordinatio (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Tradition
Observer · Theological Method —
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

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Time

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The created-temporal world.

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Space

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The cosmic space individuated by haecceity.

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Matter

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Hylomorphic substance individuated by haecceity.

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Observer

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The intellect knowing being univocally.

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Energy

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Energies of divine and creaturely will.

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Information

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Subtle scholastic-metaphysical framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

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Scotus's subtle distinctions in continuing dialogue with Thomism, Ockhamism, and modern analytic metaphysics.