Duns Scotus lectures in Oxford
1299
The Scottish Franciscan philosopher John Duns Scotus began his Oxford lectures on Peter Lombard's Sentences, developing a subtle metaphysics of individuation and divine will that would earn him the nickname the Subtle Doctor and a permanent place alongside Aquinas in Catholic theology. His concept of haecceity, the thisness that makes each individual unique, anticipated modern debates about personal identity and the nature of particulars.
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Also in 1299 (3 other events on record)
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.