Duns Scotus on Formal Distinction
Duns Scotus on Formal Distinction
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邓斯·斯科特斯论形式区别
DOI:
10.11439/philosophy.2019.250
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2019
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本間 裕之
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作者:
Karthikeyan Goutham;Shimada Toru;Goutham Karthikeyan;本間 裕之
Almost all interpreters agree that the formal distinction (distinctio formalis) of Duns Scotus is located between formalities/entities/realities. This concept is characterized as a “mediate distinction” between the real distinction (distinctio realis), which exists without intellect, and the distinction of reason (distinctio rationis), which is produced only by the activity of the intellect. According to Scotus, the formal distinction has both a real basis and a relationship to intellect. These characterizations do not provide a complete exposition of formal distinction; rather, they raise questions about the nature of formality: what is its ontological status, and how formal distinction relates to intellect. Major interpreters, such as Maurice Grajewski, Allan Wolter, and Michel Jordan, have not provided clear answers to these questions.