The Knowableness of God

Its Relation to the Theory
of Knowledge In St. Thomas

Dissertation

Submitted to the Faculty of Philosophy of the
Catholic University of America in part
fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy

by

Matthew Schumacher, C.S.C.

(A.B., S.T.B.)

Notre Dame, Indiana
University Press
1905.

To the Memory of
Peter Johannez, C.S.C.

CONTENTS. Introduction Historical CHAPTER I. THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. SECTION I. General Principles of Knowledge a. Union of Subject and Object b. Object Known according to the Nature of the Subject c. Immateriality and Actuality of Subject and Object SECTION II. Theory of Intellectual Knowledge a. Prime and Connatural Object of the Intellect b. Active and Passive Intellects c. Intelligible Species, Completion of the Act of Knowledge SECTION III. Validity of Knowledge a. Sensible and Intellectual b. Adaequatio Rei et Intellectus c. Relativity of Knowledge SECTION IV. Causality and Knowledge CHAPTER II. THE KNOWABLENESS OF GOD. SECTION I. Existence of God a. Relation between Chapters I. and II b. Existence and Conception, Relation of c. Existence of God -- How Known 1. Ontological Argument, not by 2. Demonstration, by 3. Innatism of Aquinas 4. Arguments to Prove Existence of God SECTION II. The First Cause SECTION III. Nature of God a. Infinitely Knowable in Itself b. Ontologism Rejected c. Position of Aquinas -- God Known by His Manifestations 1. Primum Ens 2. Remotion, Eminence, Causality 3. Analogy, Similarity, Relation 4. Anthropomorphism SECTION IV. Application of Principles to: 1. Infinity 2. Omniscience 3. Omnipotence 4. Personality 5. The Rounded Concept, Qui est Epilogue Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects Biographical   ABBREVIATIONS. C.G. for Contra Gentes. C.G., l. 1, c. 10 means Contra Gentes, book 1, chapter 10. Sum. Theol. for Summa Theologica. Sum. Theol., I, q. 10., a. 1 ad 2 means, Summa Theologica, first part, question 10, article 1, second objection. De Veri. for De Veritate. De Veri., q. 1, a. 2 means De Veritate, question 1, article 2. Com. on Lomb. I, Dis. 5, q. 1, a. 3 means, Commentary on the Lombard, first book, distinction 5, question 1, article 3. Others can be understood from these.

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