For Meister Eckhart, the human being as created in the image of God is a thinking being; for him, thought is of epistemological and ontological relevance. This study deals with central aspects of Eckhart's thought, including his theory of intellect.

For Meister Eckhart, the human being as created in the image of God is a thinking being; for him, thought is of epistemological and ontological relevance. This study deals with central aspects of Eckhart's thought, such as his theory of intellect and the theo-ontological judgement of the ego, poverty, love, time, nothingness, happiness and peace.