Spinoza's medieval legacy. The Spinozian idea of freedom based on Boethius and Duns Scotus
The problem of freedom in the field of philosophy has been discussed throughout history with genesis and impact in the moral, political and economic fields. The various currents of thought in each historical period have tried to answer the unanswered question utilizing different concepts that involv...
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Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Filosofía
2023
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| Sumario: | The problem of freedom in the field of philosophy has been discussed throughout history with genesis and impact in the moral, political and economic fields. The various currents of thought in each historical period have tried to answer the unanswered question utilizing different concepts that involve man as a being endowed with will, capable of deciding between different possible alternatives. With a first antecedent in Aristotelian philosophy, the medieval period renews interest in this issue in philosophical thought, trying, in this case, to explain and reconcile human free will in its relationship with God. Modernity, with its specials features, will also have the problem of freedom very present in its productions.This article intends to show the concept of freedom as it is elaborated by Baruch Spinoza, trying to reveal a possible reception and reading of this conflict according to the treatmen given to it in the Middle Ages, taking the contributions of Boethius and Duns Scotus as exemplary authors of this period.An exposition will be made in chronological order showing the main concepts of each author to, finally, expose Spinoza's original proposal and the posible similarities and differences with medieval thinkers around the ideas of will, necessity, contingency, reason and God. |
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