DUPASQUIER, Sébastien. - A Scotist philosopher and theologian of the 17th century, considered one of the most representative figures of the school at the close of that century. Born in Chambéry ca. 1630, died in 1718. A pious religious, he belonged to the Province of St. Bonaventure of the Conventual Franciscans in France, of which he was provincial minister in 1665. Through his teaching and writings—especially notable for their clarity and conciseness—he contributed greatly to the dissemination and defense of Scotist doctrine. A traditional philosopher and theologian, he nonetheless held original and important views that advanced the development of both sciences.
Principal works: *Summa philosophiae scholastica et scottistica* (4 vols., Lyon 1692; Padua 1705, 1718, 1732); *Summa theologiae scottistica* (8 vols., 1716; Padua 1706, 1719, 1743; Chambéry 1698-1706); *Tractatus postumus et ultimus de novissimis nostris et mundi* (Chambéry 1718; edited by his great-nephew Fr. Bruiset). He also wrote: *De obligatione ad mortale in praeceptis aequipollentibus Regulae franciscanae adversus P. Nicolas stantem pro sola obligatione ad veniale* (Annexe 1685); *L'attrition suffisante pour la remission des péchés dans le sacrement de Pénitence* (2 vols., 1718, 1687).