HAECCEITAS, QUIDDITAS E FORMALITAS NELLE RIFLESSIONI DI GIOVANNI DUNS SCOTO

Authors

  • Matteo Scozia Pontifical University Antonianum

Abstract

In this article, assuming Antonie Vos’ analytical interpretation of John Duns Scotus’ ontological system, I present Scotus’ theory of haecceitas, quidditas and formalitas. Considering an hypothetical res existing in the real (interpreted by a real approach to modal possible worlds semantic), I will try to explain that there are several degrees of the real for which haecceitas is the element that permits to individuate the same res in every existential condition, i.e. through possible worlds; quidditas is a particular and contingent kind of universal valid just in one world; formalitas is the necessary kind of universal, valid in all worlds.

Author Biography

Matteo Scozia, Pontifical University Antonianum

I was born in Catanzaro on January 8, 1990; I graduated from high school in 2008; I completed my undergraduate studies (cum laude) in Philosophy and History at the University of Calabria (Italy) on October 24, 2011, discussing a thesis in History of Medieval Philosophy about Saint Bonaventure’s Christocentric Theory (Advisor Professor Luca Parisoli); I completed my MA (cum laude) in Philosophy of Language at the University of Calabria on July 18, 2013, discussing a thesis about A non-classic modal theory between medieval and contemporary ages (Advisor Professor Luca Parisoli; Co-advisors Professor Daniele Gambarara and Professor Emanuele Fadda); I am an honorary fellow in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Calabria; I am a PhD student in Medieval and Analytical Philosophy (Advisor Professor Luca Parisoli, Co-advisors Professor Stefano Recchia and Professor Nicolás Márquez Gutiérrez) at the Pontifical University Antonianum (Rome) and I am a visiting student at the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (Toronto). I have published several articles and I have spoken at several conferences in Medieval and Analytical Philosophy.

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Published

2015-07-05

How to Cite

Scozia, M. (2015). HAECCEITAS, QUIDDITAS E FORMALITAS NELLE RIFLESSIONI DI GIOVANNI DUNS SCOTO. Thaumazein: Revista Online De Filosofia, 8(15), 23–42. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufn.edu.br/index.php/thaumazein/article/view/553

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 15 (2015): Filosofia na tradição franciscana

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Artigos