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In this treatise (A Treatise on the First Principle), John Danes Scotus (1265-1308) seeks to reach what he describes as “the utmost limits of knowledge which our natural reason can attain... concerning the true existence of God,” offering one of the most precise and ambitious attempts in philosophy to deduce the existence of God from purely metaphysical theories. As his brief philosophical commentary demonstrates, the translation by Thomas M. Ward's new Treatise on the First Principle puts his masterpiece of natural theology accessible to a new generation of English-speaking students of philosophy. Ratings: "An extremely valuable volume. The translation is clear, faithful, and easy to read. The explanation is accurate and entirely appropriate. The writing is very clear; difficulties are not overlooked but carefully addressed, and as an aid to the study and understanding of the text (which is a difficult text), it will be of great value." -Thomas Williams, Isabel A. Williams Professor and Henry D. Martin of Medieval Philosophy, Georgetown University