The Problem of Negligent Omissions

Barnwell, Michael

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004181359.i-276

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“…Medieval philosophical debates on free will address a wide range of specific issues. Contemporary research on these debates focuses on the relationship of the will to the intellect (Hoffmann 2010;Hoffmann, Michon 2017;Ingham 2002;Kiełbasa 2017), the problem of neglect (Barnwell 2010), the issue of akrasia (Hoffmann 2004;Hoffmann, Müller, Perkams 2006;Holopainen 2006;Saarinen 1994;Saarinen 2011) and volitional virtues (Kent 1995), among other issues. One of the most complex problems concerns the structure of acts of free will, which was considered in the context of both philosophical [2] and theological issues.…”

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Scotus’s Analysis of the Structure of the Will in the Light of 14th-Century Philosophical and Theological Discussions

Koszkało

2023

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This article addresses the issue of the two-level nature of acts of the will, i.e. its ability to voluntarily refer to its own acts. First, we will examine the ancient sources of the concept of the two-level will (Plato and Augustine). Then, we will focus on the views of John Duns Scotus on the types of acts of will, with particular emphasis on the concept of non velle and its application in philosophical and theological issues. Against the backdrop of Scotus’s concept, we will examine the ways in which 14th-century thinkers engaged with his position and developed his account of the two-level acts of will and types of acts of will. Finally, the article discusses a significant change in the function of non velle and the use of this type of volitional act in 14th-century ethics by exploring the views of Buridan and Kilvington. -------------------------- Received: 29/01/2023. Reviewed: 30/03/2023. Accepted: 18/04/2023.

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