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book one. third distinction.

first part. about the knowability of god

question one. whether god is naturally knowable by the intellect of the wayfarer

question two. whether god is the first thing naturally known by us in this state of life

I. clarification of the first question

II. opinion of others to each question

III. scotus’ own response to the first question

a. a quidditative concept of god can be obtained

b. about a concept univocal to god and creatures

C. god cannot be known under his proper idea

D. about the concept of infinite being

e. god is known through the species of creatures

IV. to the arguments of the first question

V. scotus’ own response to the second question

a. about the order of origin of intelligibles

b. about the order of perfection (and of adequacy) in intelligibles

VI. to the arguments for the second question

question three whether god is the natural first object that is adequate relative to the intellect of the wayfarer

a. of what sort the univocity of being is and to what things it extends.

b. about the first object of the intellect

C. arguments against the univocity of being and their solution

III. about the other transcendentals

IV. doubt about the first object of the intellect for this present state

V. to the initial arguments

question four. whether any certain and sincere truth could naturally be known by the intellect of the wayfarer without a special illumining of uncreated light

I. opinion of henry

II. attack on henry’s opinion and solution of the question

a. against the fundamental reasons adduced

b. against the opinion in itself

C. against the fundamental reasons insofar as they are less probative

D. against the conclusion itself of the opinion

e. solution of the question

f. once more against the fundamental reasons adduced

third distinction. second part. about the footprint (or vestige)

single question

I. to the question

a. on the idea of footprint

1. opinion of others

2. against this opinion.

3. scotus’ own opinion

b. about ratification and somethingness

1. opinion of others

2. rejection of the opinion

3. scotus’ own opinion

4. to the reasons for the rejected opinion

II. to the initial arguments

third distinction. third part. about the image

question one whether in the intellective part properly taken there is a memory that has an intelligible species naturally prior to the act of understanding

I. to the question

a. the opinion of others

b. scotus’ response and his own opinion

1. reasons on the part of the universality of the object

2. reasons on the part of the presence of the object

3. scotus’ concluding opinion

4. to the reasons from the authorities

II. to the initial arguments

III. to the arguments for the opinion of others

question two. whether the intellective part properly taken or something of it is the total cause generating actual knowledge, or the idea of generating it

I. six opinions of others are expounded and rejected

a. about the first opinion

1. exposition of the opinion

2. rejection of the opinion

b. about the second opinion

1. exposition of the opinion

2. rejection of the opinion

C. about the third and fourth opinion

1. exposition of the opinions

2. rejection of the opinions

D. about the fifth and sixth opinion

1. exposition of the opinions

2. rejection of the opinions

3. rejection of the sixth opinion specifically

II. scotus’ own opinion

III. to the arguments for the opinions

a. to the arguments for the first opinion

b. to the arguments for the second opinion

C. to the things said in the third and fourth opinion

D. to the arguments of the fifth opinion

IV. to the initial arguments

question three whether the more principal cause of generated knowledge is the object present in itself or in the species, or the very intellective part of the intellect

I. solution of the question

II. to the initial arguments

question four. whether there is distinctly in the mind an image of the trinity

I. to the question

a. about the image of the trinity in us

b. two doubts

1. to the first doubt

2. to the second doubt

3. corollary

II. to the initial arguments

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