Knowledge and the Transcendent: An Inquiry into the Mind's Relationship to God

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Knowledge and the Transcendent Knowledge and the Transcendent An Inquiry into the Mind’s Relationship to God Paul A. Macdonald Jr. The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2009 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Macdonald, Paul A. Knowledge and the transcendent : an inquiry into the mind’s relationship to God / Paul A. Macdonald, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8132-1577-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?–1274. 2. Philosophical theology. 3. Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) 4. Philosophy of mind. 5. Transcendence of God. 6. Transcendence (Philosophy) I. Title. B765.T54M215 2009 212'.6—dc22 2008038127 For my parents, Paul and Jan Macdonald ...