Peter L. P. Simpson

Peter L. P. Simpson is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at the City University of New York, Graduate Center. His website aristotelophile.com contains on the Current Work page translations of the Scotus texts cited here. His recent book is The Authenticity of the Gospels (HarperCollins, 2019).

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Have You Tried Scotus?

The medieval Franciscan philosopher and theologian Duns Scotus is barely studied today. But the church would be enriched by a renewed engagement with his works.

By Peter L. P. Simpson

May 29, 2019

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