The first age of philosophy in Lithuania: the theory of universals

Valatka, Vytis

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The first age of philosophy in Lithuania: the theory of universals

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Publication Type (CRIS)

Straipsnis kitame recenzuojamame leidinyje / Article in other peer-reviewed edition (S5)

Publication Type (eLABa)

Straipsnis kitame recenzuotame leidinyje / Article in other peer-reviewed publication (S4)

VILNIUS TECH Research Priorities and Topics

Kūrybinės industrijos, skaitmeninės visuomenės plėtra / Creative industries, digital society development (VE04)

Lithuanian Intelligent Specialization

Įtrauki ir kūrybinga visuomenė / Inclusive and creative society (L103)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Valatka, Vytis	Filosofijos ir kultūros studijų katedra / Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies (6713)

Title

The first age of philosophy in Lithuania: the theory of universals

[en]

Vytis Valatka

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Philosophical-Theological Reviewer

Published In

Year	Issue	Start Page	End Page
2013	2	19	29

Publisher

Tbilisi : Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Extent

p. 19-29

URI

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14911/146632

Cited references

Science / Art Area

Humanitariniai mokslai / The humanities (H)

Field of Science / Art

Filosofija / Philosophy (H001)

Abstract (en)

Similar to the position of Francisco Suarez, it would rather be regarded as an intermediate model between moderate realism and conceptualism. As for the epistemological level of the above mentioned theory, it varies from Thomistic to Ockhamistic interpretation. This article analyses the theory of universals involved in scholastic philosophy in Lithuania of the 16th century. The author of the article focuses on the ontological and epistemological levels of that theory. Namely, interpretations of universale nature and its relation to human cognition are scrutinized. The analysis comes to a conclusion that the ontological level of the above mentioned theory cannot be strictly attributed to any classical variant of realism and nominalism.