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ix Acknowledgments This book has its proximate origin during a 2009–2010 sabbatical at the Thomas-Institut, University of Cologne, which was funded by an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. I owe special gratitude to Andreas Speer, the director of the Thomas-Institut, and to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. I profited from my interaction with the many fine scholars at the Thomas-Institut, including but not limited to Guy Guldentops, Thomas Jeschke, Smilen Markov, Maxime Mauriège, and Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli. Wolfram Klatt, the librarian, was extraordinarily generous to me. Timothy Noone, Peter Eardley, Jeffrey Brouwer, and Tobias Hoffmann were generous with their advice. Many colleagues at the Center of Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas, including especially Steven Jensen and Rollen Edward Houser, gave encouragement and correction. Steven Jensen assisted me both through discussion and by making remarks on the entire text. Two students, Charles Robertson and John Macias, provided much-needed help with the manuscript. The anonymous readers caught several mistakes and infelicities and gave many suggestions for improvement. ...

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