Questions on Aristotle’s Categories

by John Duns Scotus

Publisher:

Catholic University of America

, 2014

Overview

This work is the first English translation of Scotus’ commentary on Aristotle’s Quaestiones super Praedicamenta. Although there are numerous Latin commentaries on Aristotle’s Categories, Scotus’ Questions is one of the few commentaries on the Categories written in the thirteenth century covering all of Aristotle’s text, including the often neglected post-praedicamenta, and the only complete Latin commentary available in English. Moreover, unlike many of the commentaries, Scotus’ text is one of the last commentaries to be written before the nominalist reduction of the categories to substance and quality. The question format allows Scotus a great deal of liberty to discuss the categories in detail, as well as matters that are only remotely raised by the text.

Product Details

• Title: Questions on Aristotle’s Categories
• Author: John Duns Scotus
• Series: The Fathers of the Church: Mediaeval Continuation
• Volume: 15
• Publisher: Catholic University of America
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Aristotle. Categoriae; Categories (Philosophy)
• ISBNs: 9780813226149, 0813226147
• Resource ID: LLS:QSTNSRSTTLSCTGRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:43:58Z

About John Duns Scotus

Blessed John (Johannes) Duns Scotus, O.F.M. (c. 1265 – November 8, 1308) was one of the more important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. He was nicknamed Doctor Subtilis for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought. Scotus has had considerable influence on Roman Catholic thought.