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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In the preparation of this translation we have received advice and suggestions from many friends and scholars. We would like to express special thanks to Prof. Kenneth Pennington , the editor of this series, and to Fr. Michael Carragher, a.p., who tested drafts of the translation with his students at the Universita Pontificia S. Tommaso in Rome. We would also like to thank Prof. Robert Figuera, and Professors Charles and Anne Duggan, for their suggestions. The copy editors at The Catholic University of America Press, the typesetters at Loyola Graphics, and Dr. Barbara Pike Gordley did much to enhance the readability and appearance of the final text. A.T. J.G. K.C. ...

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