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In 1981 Antonie Vos, lecturer at the theological faculty in Utrecht, defended his thesis Kennis en noodzakelijkheid (Knowledge and necessity), in which Duns Scotus takes a crucial place. In the same time he gathered a group of students to study the work of Scotus. This group first studied Lectura I 39, the key-text of Scotus, in which he develops his fundamental theory of contingency and freedom for the first time. From this commentary the group expanded its interest to other Scotus-texts. Thanks to Theo H. Zweerman, who was professor in the history of modern philosophy and Franciscan spirituality in Utrecht until 1998, the research group could become an asset to the Franciscan Study Centre in Holland (located in Utrecht). |
History
John Duns Scotus |
In 1992 the research group published its first book (see books); since then a number of articles and books have followed. At present the Research Group John Duns Scotus has internationally been acknowledged and contributes to various congresses and symposia. Although Roman-catholic members are very welcome, it is remarkable that the group only consists of Protestant members: Prof. dr. A. Vos (research leader) |
