tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post4105229353874568769..comments2024-03-11T04:11:06.487-04:00Comments on The Smithy: Letter of Pope Benedict XVI on Duns ScotusLee Faberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476833516234522602noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post-1819269850370683112008-12-05T13:31:00.000-05:002008-12-05T13:31:00.000-05:00in definienda tali modo natura theologiae, ut iugi...in definienda tali modo natura theologiae, ut iugiter extulerit actionem operationem, praxim, amorem potius quam pura speculationem quo in opere exsequendo ductus fuit Magisterio Ecclesiae ac sano sensu critico circa incrementum notitiae veritatis, atque persuasum sibi habebat scientiam tantum valere quantum ipsa in praxim deduceretur.<BR/><BR/>I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. To say that theology is a practical science is not the same thing as to say that nothing is valuable unless it leads to praxis. It's hard to see how most of Scotus' writings lead to praxis as they are so arcane and abstract and contain a great deal of pure speculation.Lee Faberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476833516234522602noreply@blogger.com