Metaphysics as natural theology: Bartolomeo Mastri

The elaboration of the theory of object directs the theory of science in general, and specifically the formal elaboration of the status of metaphysics. Paul Richard Blum's study deals with the object of metaphysics according to Bartholomaeus Mastrius (Mastri): the author outlines Mastrius' principal positions. His metaphysics leads, according to its Scotistic model, to a purely formal ontology, completely severed from physics, contrasting with Thomistic tradition.