De Intellectu et Intelligibili
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Albert the Great’s Argument for a First Intellect
One of the first things St. Albertus Magnus does in his treatise De Intellectu et Intelligibili is argue that there is a “first intellect” or “first knower” that is the cause of all cognitive beings. I translate the entire chapter where the argument is presented here: De Intellectu et Intelligibili: Book I, Tractate I, Chapter…
Disputed Questions 