{"product_id":"the-singular-voice-of-being-john-duns-scotus-and-ultimate-difference-hardback-9780823284573","title":"The Singular Voice of Being; John Duns Scotus and Ultimate Difference (Hardback) 9780823284573","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Singular Voice of Being\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJohn Duns Scotus and Ultimate Difference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew T. LaZella (Author), Gyula Klima (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823284573\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.598 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Singular Voice of Being\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders John Duns Scotus's well-studied theory of the univocity of being in light of his less explored discussions of ultimate difference. Ultimate difference is a notion introduced by Aristotle and known by the Aristotelian tradition, but one that, this book argues, Scotus radically retrofits to buttress his doctrine of univocity. Scotus broadens ultimate difference to include not only specific differences, but also intrinsic modes of being (e.g., finite\/infinite) and principles of individuation (i.e., haecceitates). Furthermore, he deepens it by divorcing it from anything with categorical classification, such as substantial form. Scotus uses his revamped notion of ultimate difference as a means of dividing being, despite the longstanding Parmenidean arguments against such division. The book highlights the unique role of difference in Scotus's thought, which conceives of difference not as a fall from the perfect unity of being but rather as a perfective determination of an otherwise indifferent concept. The division of being culminates in individuation as the final degree of perfection, which constitutes indivisible (i.e., singular) degrees of being. This systematic study of ultimate difference opens new dimensions for understanding Scotus's dense thought with respect to not only univocity, but also to individuation, cognition, and acts of the will.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Abbreviation \u003c\/b\u003e\/ ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Solomon's Difficulty\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 1\u003cbr\u003e Prologue, 1 • To Cut Being at Its Joints, 1 • The Inadequacy\u003cbr\u003e of Thought and Language, 4 • Vain Repetition and the Division\u003cbr\u003e of Being, 8 • On What Follows, 10 • On Why It Matters, 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I. Being and Ultimate Difference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. Being Is Said in Many Ways\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 17\u003cbr\u003e Univocity, Equivocity, Analogy, 17 • Univocity of Being, 23 •\u003cbr\u003e Aquinas and Henry on Analogy, 29 • Why Univocity?, 33 •\u003cbr\u003e Thales's Mistake, 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. The Real Concept of Being\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 41\u003cbr\u003e Real Concepts, 41 • Transcendental Quid and Quale, 47 •\u003cbr\u003e The Double Primacy of Being, 50 • How Does Scotus Solve\u003cbr\u003e the Problems of Univocity?, 53 • Putting the World Back\u003cbr\u003e Together Too Soon, 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. Ultimate Difference \u003c\/b\u003e\/ 61\u003cbr\u003e Ultimate Differences, 62 • Extracategorial Difference, 67 •\u003cbr\u003e Th e Real Basis of Ultimately Differential Concepts, 69 •\u003cbr\u003e Th e Ground of Primary Diversity, 70 • \u003cbr\u003e Termination of Quidditative Orders, 86\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II. Regions of Ultimate Difference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. The First Cut—The Intrinsic Modes of Being\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 93\u003cbr\u003e Intrinsic Modes and the Modal Distinction, 93 • The Intrinsic Modes\u003cbr\u003e of Being, 95 • Transcendental Magnitude, 98 • Infinite and Finite\u003cbr\u003e Magnitudes, 100 • Nonadditive Intensity, 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. Ultimate Specific Differences\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 120\u003cbr\u003e The Formal Distinction, 120 • Ultimate versus Nonultimate Specific\u003cbr\u003e Differences, 124 • Scotus's Innovation, 131 • Real Community Prior to\u003cbr\u003e the One and Many, 139 • A Dust Cloud of Differences?, 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. Haecceitas, or Naked Singularity\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 150\u003cbr\u003e What Must Individuation Explain?, 151 • Matter as the Principle\u003cbr\u003e of Individuation, 153 • What Else Is (Not) the Principle of\u003cbr\u003e Individuation?, 157 • Haecceitas as Ultimate Individual Difference,\u003cbr\u003e 165 • The Threefold Comparison to Ultimate Specific Differences,\u003cbr\u003e 168 • Bare Particularity versus Naked Singularity, 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eConclusion: I Wouldn't Know Him from Adam\u003c\/b\u003e \/ 181\u003cbr\u003e The Intelligibility of Singulars, 182 • Singular Volitions, 187 •\u003cbr\u003e Postscript, 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/b\u003e\/ 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNotes \u003c\/b\u003e\/ 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBibliography \u003c\/b\u003e\/ 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex \u003c\/b\u003e\/ 263\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52713338568984,"sku":"9780823284573","price":50.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-singular-voice-of-being-john-duns-scotus-and-ultimate-difference-hardback-9780823284573","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}