Suárez on Forms, Universals and Understanding

• The interpretation in the secondary literature on Suárez' position in the "classical" debate on the status of universals vary considerably. In this article, the problem is looked at from at slightly different angle: that of Suárez' basic metaphysics of substantial forms and his views concerning understanding and knowledge. These areas of Suárez' thought are thoroughly analysed and related to each other. Regarding the question of the status of universals it is argued that Suárez' thought in the areas of substantial forms and of understanding generally supports the reading of Suárez as a "moderate nominalist".

• Sententia Suarezii circa quaestionem famosam de statu universalium variissimis modis ab diversis interpretibus exponi solet. In disertatio quidem proposita res paulo aliter pertractatur, a Suarezii metaphysica doctrina de formis substantialibus et de cognitione intellectiva ac scientia exeundo. Quae Suarezii doctrinae diligenti analysi subiciuntur earumque conexio consideratur. Respectu questione supradicta, scilicet quaenam fuit vera Suarezii de statu universalium sententia, arguitur, Suarezium nominalismum moderatum professum esse, quae conclusion suadetur ex doctrinis suis de formis substantialibus et de cognitione intellectiva.

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Filosofi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Philosophy (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Suárez

metaphysics

theory of knowledge

Suárez

metafysik

kunskapsteori

Theoretical philosophy

Teoretisk filosofi

Philosophy, with specialization in history of philosophy

Filosofi med filosofihistorisk inriktning

Theoretical Philosophy

Teoretisk filosofi

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