Problém vedeckosti teológie u Jána Dunsa Scota

• Authors: Chabada Michal

Title variants

EN

THE QUESTION OF THE SCIENTIFICNESS OF THEOLOGY ACCORDING TO JOHN DUNS SCOTUS

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

In the light of Aristotle's criteria for scientific knowledge, Duns Scotus maintains theology is not a science, but a specific and independent (autonomous) type of knowledge that is neither subordinated to any other type of knowledge, nor makes any other type of knowledge subordinated to itself. At the same time, Scotus modifies Aristotle's understanding of science: certainty and evidence are not based upon the necessity of a subject, but rather upon the perfection of knowing mind. Even though 'our theology' is not a science, it has more dignity compared to other sciences, since it offers 'more', i.e. it offers knowledge aiming at making man more perfect. At the same time, it demonstrates the fact that the goal of man is not theory, but rather practice in the sense of love.

Keywords

EN

DUNS SCOTUS JOHN; EVIDENCE AND CERTAINTY; SCIENCE; THEOLOGY; THEOLOGY AS PRACTICAL SCIENCE; THOMAS AQUINAS

Discipline

• SCIENCE_OF_SCIENCE: SCIENCE OF SCIENCE
• THEOLOGY: THEOLOGY

• Publisher: Palacky University, Cyrill-Method Theological Faculty, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studia theologica
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 68-80
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Chabada Michal

• Michal Chabada, Studia theologica, redakce, Univerzitni 22, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic,

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09CZAAAA056514