Reconsiders John Duns Scotus's theory of the univocity of being in connection to his conception of ultimate difference. Develops a systematic account of ultimate difference from disparate discussions throughout his corpus.
Reconsiders John Duns Scotus's theory of the univocity of being in connection to his conception of ultimate difference. Develops a systematic account of ultimate difference from disparate discussions throughout his corpus.
Andrew LaZella is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Scranton. He received his PhD from DePaul University in 2010.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Abbreviation / ix Introduction: Solomon's Difficulty / 1 Prologue, 1 To Cut Being at Its Joints, 1 The Inadequacy of Thought and Language, 4 Vain Repetition and the Division of Being, 8 On What Follows, 10 On Why It Matters, 13 Part I. Being and Ultimate Difference 1. Being Is Said in Many Ways / 17 Univocity, Equivocity, Analogy, 17 Univocity of Being, 23 Aquinas and Henry on Analogy, 29 Why Univocity?, 33 Thales's Mistake, 38 2. The Real Concept of Being / 41 Real Concepts, 41 Transcendental Quid and Quale, 47 The Double Primacy of Being, 50 How Does Scotus Solve the Problems of Univocity?, 53 Putting the World Back Together Too Soon, 57 3. Ultimate Difference / 61 Ultimate Differences, 62 Extracategorial Difference, 67 Th e Real Basis of Ultimately Differential Concepts, 69 Th e Ground of Primary Diversity, 70 Termination of Quidditative Orders, 86 Part II. Regions of Ultimate Difference 4. The First Cut-The Intrinsic Modes of Being / 93 Intrinsic Modes and the Modal Distinction, 93 The Intrinsic Modes of Being, 95 Transcendental Magnitude, 98 Infinite and Finite Magnitudes, 100 Nonadditive Intensity, 109 5. Ultimate Specific Differences / 120 The Formal Distinction, 120 Ultimate versus Nonultimate Specific Differences, 124 Scotus's Innovation, 131 Real Community Prior to the One and Many, 139 A Dust Cloud of Differences?, 145 6. Haecceitas, or Naked Singularity / 150 What Must Individuation Explain?, 151 Matter as the Principle of Individuation, 153 What Else Is (Not) the Principle of Individuation?, 157 Haecceitas as Ultimate Individual Difference, 165 The Threefold Comparison to Ultimate Specific Differences, 168 Bare Particularity versus Naked Singularity, 177 Conclusion: I Wouldn't Know Him from Adam / 181 The Intelligibility of Singulars, 182 Singular Volitions, 187 Postscript, 191 Acknowledgments / 193 Notes / 195 Bibliography / 249 Index / 263
List of Abbreviation / ix Introduction: Solomon's Difficulty / 1 Prologue, 1 To Cut Being at Its Joints, 1 The Inadequacy of Thought and Language, 4 Vain Repetition and the Division of Being, 8 On What Follows, 10 On Why It Matters, 13 Part I. Being and Ultimate Difference 1. Being Is Said in Many Ways / 17 Univocity, Equivocity, Analogy, 17 Univocity of Being, 23 Aquinas and Henry on Analogy, 29 Why Univocity?, 33 Thales's Mistake, 38 2. The Real Concept of Being / 41 Real Concepts, 41 Transcendental Quid and Quale, 47 The Double Primacy of Being, 50 How Does Scotus Solve the Problems of Univocity?, 53 Putting the World Back Together Too Soon, 57 3. Ultimate Difference / 61 Ultimate Differences, 62 Extracategorial Difference, 67 Th e Real Basis of Ultimately Differential Concepts, 69 Th e Ground of Primary Diversity, 70 Termination of Quidditative Orders, 86 Part II. Regions of Ultimate Difference 4. The First Cut-The Intrinsic Modes of Being / 93 Intrinsic Modes and the Modal Distinction, 93 The Intrinsic Modes of Being, 95 Transcendental Magnitude, 98 Infinite and Finite Magnitudes, 100 Nonadditive Intensity, 109 5. Ultimate Specific Differences / 120 The Formal Distinction, 120 Ultimate versus Nonultimate Specific Differences, 124 Scotus's Innovation, 131 Real Community Prior to the One and Many, 139 A Dust Cloud of Differences?, 145 6. Haecceitas, or Naked Singularity / 150 What Must Individuation Explain?, 151 Matter as the Principle of Individuation, 153 What Else Is (Not) the Principle of Individuation?, 157 Haecceitas as Ultimate Individual Difference, 165 The Threefold Comparison to Ultimate Specific Differences, 168 Bare Particularity versus Naked Singularity, 177 Conclusion: I Wouldn't Know Him from Adam / 181 The Intelligibility of Singulars, 182 Singular Volitions, 187 Postscript, 191 Acknowledgments / 193 Notes / 195 Bibliography / 249 Index / 263
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