those who deny that some being is contingent
should be exposed to torments until they concede
that it is possible for them not to be tormented
"John Duns Scotus"
In reading about this man, I found an intellectual spirit
whereas it is far better to know, than not know
to be subject to change, then not be subject to change
that reason be first when seeking that wisdom is there to find
and not to create
for what is, has already been
whether it's found or not, whether it's understood or not
if you know then you have found reason to know
if you don't know then you have found reason to not know
whether you know it or not doesn't mean it doesn't exist
it means it may be out of reach, yet still exists
"Frederic"
3/27/22
contest John Duns Scotus
Categories:
duns, change, education, judgement,
Form: Verse
"Engraved on his tomb in Latin:
Scotland brought me forth.
England sustained me.
France taught me.
Cologne holds me."
Blessed John Duns Scotus
1265 - 1308
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Blessed
theologian, philosopher, logician, realist, professor
entered the Franciscan order at 12 years old
became a catholic priest and Franciscan friar
received a good education at Oxford
known for his metaphysical arguments on God
and his univocity of being and so much more
John, died unexpectedly young at 43 years old
beautified by Pope John Paul II in 1993 to Sainthood
he has left many books and papers still debated today
John Duns Scotus
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March 26, 2022
Poetry/Bio/Blessed John Duns Scotus
Copyright Protected, ID 03-1443-449-26
All Right Reserved, 2022, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, John Duns Scotus
sponsor, Joe Maverick, Judged 03/28/2022
Fourth Place
Categories:
duns, history,
Form: Bio
A great philosopher was someone who
I read about. He was a Scottish priest.
Before today I never even knew
a thing about this guy now long deceased.
Philosophy is sometimes hard for me
to comprehend, and John Duns Scotus taught
ideas that I don’t grasp easily.
His “univocity of being” thought
is too abstract for me, but it seems great.
However, “dunce” was used in ridicule
of John by those reformers who had hate
for his beliefs and saw him as a fool.
He argued God’s existence and free will.
For those good thoughts, he is remembered still.
March 25, 2022
For Joe Maverick's John Duns Scotus Poetry Contest
Categories:
duns, philosophy,
Form: Sonnet
Thinker, scholar, sophist; Duns was, yet, a humanist,
His thoughts actions exhibited him as true philanthropist…!
Constructing a metaphysical argument, he said,
Of the existence of God, that like rivers moves ahead…!
Aristotle or Aquinas need not be great masters,
When divine decree, like creation, does all things alters...!
A Franciscan priest and theologian, he explained,
The Immaculate Conception, with due coherence gained...!
Theology should be a sensible science of God,
Human beings should find love of Trinity never flawed...!
He differentiated faith of heart from thought of head,
Added tinges of humanity, and true love did spread...!
By John Paul II was John Scotus Duns canonized,
For metaphysics with Christian faith, he is eulogized...!
18 March 2022
John Duns Scotus Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joe Maverick
Categories:
duns, faith, life, love, people,
Form: Couplet
Duns Scotus was an enormously important theologian
He significantly influenced Catholic theology, early on,
A brilliant man of considerable influence in Scotland
Doctrines we take for granted were from him drawn.
A thirteenth century Franciscan, he was very erudite
Strange the idea of the dunce cap comes from his name
Though never pictured wearing a pointy-head funnel
His scholarship and philosophy contribute to his fame
Theories he believed came down through the tunnel
He opposed ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation
He would not give up his orthodoxy without a fight,
As far as we know, he was conservative in formation.
Because so little is known of him, much apprehension
He died young, perhaps without a full-rounded life
And since it was true then as in the modern priesthood
We know he never knew the joys of a faithful wife.
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Written March 3, 2022
For the “John Duns Scotus” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joe Maverick
Categories:
duns, religion,
Form: Rhyme