About Meister Eckhart
Meister Eckhart (c. 1260–1327) was a Dominican friar, theologian, and mystic whose philosophical and theological writings profoundly influenced medieval European thought, particularly in German-speaking regions. He studied and taught at leading universities, including Paris, and was known for dense, innovative treatments of metaphysics, mysticism, and the nature of being and divinity. His work blended scholastic theology with mystical insights, addressing questions of God’s unity, the soul’s relation to the divine, and contemplative knowledge.
Note on This Title
The German title indicates a scholarly work presenting Eckhart’s Parisian Questions, disputed questions that Eckhart composed during his time as a master at the University of Paris (c. 1302–1303). The newly found texts were published in the early 1920s by the editor Augustinus Daniels, who also discussed their place in Eckhart’s intellectual development. The title combines Eckhart’s own medieval texts with modern editorial and scholarly commentary. Scholars have studied Eckhart’s Parisian quaestiones as crucial evidence of his intellectual development, particularly for his early views on the relation of being and knowing in God.
