
Blsd. John Duns Scotus (Dr. Tom Ward) | Ep. 409
Pints With Aquinas
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The Differences Between God and Creatures
Aquinas and Scotus have a different theory of what concepts are, says Thomas. The concept of the best concept we have to refer to God is infinite being,. He thinks that's the sort of richest single concept we have. And then the most suitable concept for thinking of creatures would be finite being. We don't think those attributes of God with the concept of being itself. But because of the surface level contradiction between Scotus and Aquinas on this point, he adds.
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