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book one. distinctions 4 - 10

fourth distinction. first part. on the predication of otherness in divine generation

fourth distinction. second part. on the predication of the name of god in the divine persons

appendix. [ reportatio IC d.4 q.1] fourth distinction. first part.

fifth distinction. first part. on the generation of the divine essence

fifth distinction. second part. on the generation of the son

sixth distinction

seventh distinction

eighth distinction. first part. on the simplicity of god

appendix. [ reportatio IC d.8 p.1 q.3] eighth distinction. first part.

eighth distinction. second part. on the immutability of god

ninth distinction

tenth distinction.

appendix. scotus’ extended annotation to n.41

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appendix. distinction 3 from the commentary on the sentences by antonius andreas

question one. whether god can be naturally known by the intellect of the wayfarer

question two. whether god is the first thing naturally known by the wayfarer

question three. whether god is the sufficient object of our intellect

question four. whether some sound and certain truth can be known by the intellect of the wayfarer without special illumination from the uncreated light

question five. whether a trace or footprint of the trinity is found in all creatures

question six. whether in intellectual nature taken properly there is memory properly, that is an intellect possessing an intelligible species naturally prior to the act of understanding

question seven. whether the intellective part of the soul taken properly, or some part of it, is the whole cause, or the whole principle of generating, which generates actual knowledge

question eight. whether the more principal cause of generated knowledge is the object in itself or present in the species or the intellective part of the soul

question nine. whether the image of the trinity exists in the mind distinctly

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The Ordinatio of John Duns Scotus

Ordinatio. Book 1. Distinctions 4 to 10.

Book One. Distinctions 4 - 10

Eighth Distinction. First Part. On the Simplicity of God

Question Two. Whether any Creature is Simple

I. To the Question

A. The Opinion of Others

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A. The Opinion of Others ⁴⁴

29. There is said here that ‘any creature at all is composed of act and potency’; that no creature is pure potency, because then it would not exist, - nor is any creature pure act, because then it would God.

30. Further, that ‘any creature at all is a being through participation’, -therefore it is composed of participant and participated.

31. Against this conclusion I argue that if in anything at all there is composition of thing and thing, I take the thing that does the composing and I ask if it is simple or composite; if it is simple, the proposition is gained [sc. that some creature is simple], - if it is composite, there will be a process in ‘things’ to infinity.

A. The Opinion of Others