Jacob Naveros (fl. ca. 1533) was an early sixteenth-century Spanish logician. He is now known for his concern about the attribution of the logical works of
Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus ( – 8 November 1308), commonly called Duns Scotus ( ; ; "Duns the Scot"), was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian. He is one of the four most important ...
. Naveros found inconsistencies between the logical works and Scotus' commentary on the
Sentences
''The Four Books of Sentences'' (''Libri Quattuor Sententiarum'') is a book of theology written by Peter Lombard in the 12th century. It is a systematic compilation of theology, written around 1150; it derives its name from the ''sententiae'' o ...
that caused him to doubt whether he had written any of these works.
Naveros was born at the end of the 15th century, at
Castronuño
Castronuño is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,049 inhabitants.
See also
*Cuisine of the province of Valladolid
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. He wrote a number of works in Latin.
References
* Ashworth, E. J., 'Jacobus Naveros (fl. ca. 1533) on the Question: "Do Spoken Words Signify Concepts or Things?",' ''Logos and Pragma. Essays on the Philosophy of Language in Honour of Professor Gabriel Nuchelmans'', ed. de Rijk and
Braakhuis (Nijmegen: Ingenium, 1987): 189–214.
Notes
Scholasticism
16th-century Spanish writers
Logicians
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