Abstract

The essay introduces the English translation of Karl Rahner’s early writing, “The Foundations of a Theory of Knowledge with Joseph Maréchal.” This piece, written in 1927, provides insight into Rahner’s early formation, especially as it relates to the thought of the Belgian Jesuit Maréchal. In it, there is a focus is upon how the analysis of judgment gives a ground for a metaphysics of knowledge. This essay gives a brief account of the history of the piece, its content, as well as some reflections on its significance and its limitations.