William A Frank, Professor of Philosophy, University of Dallas, pursues interests in John Duns Scotus, Philosophy of Education, and Catholic Social Teaching.
August 31, 2015 marked a major milestone in the history of The Review of Metaphysics. With volume... more August 31, 2015 marked a major milestone in the history of The Review of Metaphysics. With volume 69, number 1, Jude P. Dougherty stepped down as editor-in-chief after forty-four years, a tenure that began in December 1971 with volume 25, number 2. He was the Review's third editor, preceded by its founder Paul Weiss (1947-1964), who was followed in turn by Richard J. Bernstein (1964-1971). The role of an editor is to mediate between writers and readers, and as such he must be attuned to the needs and interests of both parties. In the case of a scholarly journal, the editor also takes on the added responsibility for developing or enhancing an academic field of inquiry. In the final analysis, conversation and dialogue are the primary setting for thinking and understanding. Jude Dougherty's editorship has sustained for more than four decades an ongoing philosophical conversation that has enriched the profession of philosophy, cutting across numerous methodological, ideological,...
The first part of this study is devoted to an exposition of a concept in Scotus that I have calle... more The first part of this study is devoted to an exposition of a concept in Scotus that I have called "nature's fitting insufficiency." At the start I locate the plinciple in the first question of John Duns Scotus's Prologue to his Ordinatio, and then trace its presence in his prologues to both the earlier Lectura and the later Reportatio IA. Finally I examine Scotus's ample use of the principle in a question from his mature Quodlibetal Questions. The upshot of the first part is recognition of God's voluntary action englobing the natural world as it had come to be understood in the received philosophical tradition. The second part, which focuses directly on God's creative act, has two sections. It begins with a review of Scotus's account of God's production of creatures into int~l ligible existence, thereby constituting them as real possibilities in their own right. It then describes the logical stages the Divine Will moves through in willing this...
The Return to Cosmology: Postmodern Science and the Theology of Nature
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1983
$19.95 trie AHUM) tc ccsrrciecv Postmodern Science and the Theology of Nature STEPHEN TOULMIN &qu... more $19.95 trie AHUM) tc ccsrrciecv Postmodern Science and the Theology of Nature STEPHEN TOULMIN "Can we rely on the discoveries that scientists make about one or another part, or aspect, of the world as a basis for drawing conclusions about the Universe as a Whole?" ...
Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520 CE), Tommaso “Fedra” Inghirami (1470–1516 CE), and Pope Julius II (1443–1513, r. 1503–13 CE) at the Stanza Della Segnatura (1508–11 CE)
CICERO, RETRIEVING THE HONORABLE Pleasure is the beginning and the end of the blessed life.-Epicu... more CICERO, RETRIEVING THE HONORABLE Pleasure is the beginning and the end of the blessed life.-Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus, 129a To recognize a person means preeminently to restrain my own potentially unlimited urge for self-expansion. .. to resist the inclination to see the other only as a factor in my own lifeproject.-Spaemann, Persons, 186
Chapter Eighteen. Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520 CE ), Tommaso “Fedra” Inghirami (1470–1516 CE ), and Pope Julius II (1443–1513, r. 1503–13 CE ) at the Stanza della Segnatura (1508–11 CE )
Despite Newman’s negligible direct familiarity with the works and thought of John Duns Scotus, th... more Despite Newman’s negligible direct familiarity with the works and thought of John Duns Scotus, there has been recent discussion of affinities between the two along a range of philosophical approaches and sensibilities. These notes introduce the thesis that both Scotus and Newman share a disposition to appeal to aesthetic rationality when it comes to asserting certain basic truths critical to Christian understanding. Recent Scotus studies have demonstrated the deep and pervasive presence of the aesthetic dimension in Duns Scotus’s thought. In the latter half of this paper I argue for the importance of aesthetic rationality in understanding Newman’s illative sense, which is perhaps his most important contribution to philosophical thought.
Western Irreligion and Resources for Culture in Catholic Religion
Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, 2004
Page 1. William A. Frank Western Irreligion and Resources for Culture in Catholic Religion From i... more Page 1. William A. Frank Western Irreligion and Resources for Culture in Catholic Religion From its beginning Christian faith has inspired and informed great works of the human spirit. It has provided the cultural bedrock for a great deal of Western civilization. ...
... 1992. Printed in the United States of America Interior design by Anita Noble Library of Congr... more ... 1992. Printed in the United States of America Interior design by Anita Noble Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Frank, William A. Duns Scotus, metaphysician / William A. Frank and Allan B. Wolter. p. cm. (Purdue ...
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