Abstract
John Duns Scotus is significant because of his influence on later thinkers and also because he is among the first to use the terminology that Thomas Aquinas had used, namely the threefold distinction between actual, virtual and habitual referral. Although the two thinkers use the same words, the author argues that their usage is slightly different, which can be seen both in their works and in the way in which the understanding of intention develops among Franciscan theologians. The author briefly mention the Summa Halensis and Albert's commenatary on the Sentences to show that the treatment of the dictum and the relevant terminology about the referral of acts was still fluid. The difference between John Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas on this issue expresses a fundamental difference over the relationship between individual acts and the ultimate end. Keywords:Franciscan theologians; God; John Duns Scotus; Summa Halensis; terminology; Thomas Aquinas
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