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Does Scotus’s Modal Distinction Save God’s Transcendence?
0 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen September 20th, 2008 in Duns Scotus, Formal Distinction, Modal DistinctionScotus stresses that the primary adequate object of our intellect is the transcendental concept of being, an imperfect and indeterminate concept, though a concept determinable to more perfect concepts. Here it seems Scotus’s modal distinction plays a crucial role. As Peter King explains,
[t]he modal distinction reflects a reality within a given intrinsic mode, and there [...]
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