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Autore / Author: Guido Alliney

Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università di Macerata

Titolo / Title: Quando Duns Scoto ha cambiato idea sulla volontà? La causa del volere secondo la quaestio 6 delle Collationes parisienses

Abstract: The paper deals with the question of the development of Duns Scotus’ thought on the causes of the will: is the intellect a contributory cause of the choice (as claimed in the writings of the Oxford period), or is it only an occasion for it (as stated in the last works, written in Paris)? The collatio 6, probably discussed in 1301, immediately after the arrival of the Scottish theologian in Paris, still defends the doctrine of the intellect as a contributory cause of the will, and therefore represents the last text preceding the turn of Scotus towards the theory that assigns to the intellect the role of mere causa sine qua non. This theory was widespread in Paris and supported by the Master of Scotus, Gonsalvus of Spain, who probably heavily influenced the doctrinal change of Scotus.

Keywords: Duns Scotus; Gonsalvus of Spain; Collationes parisienses; will; causality.

English title: When Did Duns Scotus Change His Mind About Will? The Cause of Willing According to Quaestio 6 of the Collationes parisienses

DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua5-16

Volume: 5

Pagine / Pages: 604-640

Pubblicazione / Publication date: 01/02/2019

Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua5-16

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