Nicolaus cusanuss most popular book is nicholas of cusa on learned ignorance. One of the first german proponents of renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions in european history. Here cusanus addresses the four categorical realities traditionally found in christian thought. Cusanus, nicolaus nicholas of cusa 14011464, cardinal, theologian and scholar, was the son of a poor fisherman named krypffs or krebs, and derived the name by which he is known from the place of his birth, kues or cusa, on the moselle, in the archbishopric of trier treves. On learned ignorance he described the learned man as one who is aware of his own ignorance. Nicholas of cusas idea of wisdom traditio cambridge core. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf philosophy of paradox in the fifteenth century. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Nicolas cusanus article about nicolas cusanus by the. The complete actuality of the sphere is the maximal center that precedes all width, length, and breadth.
Nicholas of cusa 1401 august 11, 1464, also referred to as nicolaus cusanus and nicholas of kues, was a german philosopher, theologian, jurist, astronomer, cardinal and mystic of the catholic church. Nicolaus cusanus on socta and ignoracnia intellect. Cusanus introduces the notion of learned ignorance by reworking the ancient idea that there is present in all things a natural desire to exist in the best manner in which the condition of each things nature permits this i,1, n. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Nicolaus cusanus wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Nicholas of cusa internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Cusanus, nicolaus nicolas of cusa stanford encyclopedia. Books by nicolaus cusanus author of nicholas of cusa on. In his youth he was employed in the service of count ulrich of manderscheid, who, seeing in him evidence of. Nicolaus cusanus, epistola auctoris ad dominum iulianum cardinalem, in opera omnta, 16 vols. A journal of the history of science nicolaus cusanus on faith and the intellect.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cusanus, nicolaus nicolas of cusa stanford encyclopedia of. Dec 12, 2017 cusanus, nicolaus nicholas of cusa 14011464, cardinal, theologian and scholar, was the son of a poor fisherman named krypffs or krebs, and derived the name by which he is known from the place of his birth, kues or cusa, on the moselle, in the archbishopric of trier treves. In the last hundred years the significance of cusanus has been increasingly recognized, especially due to the efforts of the neokantians hermann cohen and ernst. Nicholas of kues 1401 11 august 1464, also referred to as nicolaus cusanus and nicholas of cusa, was a german philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer. Nicolaus cusanus has 39 books on goodreads with 806 ratings. Nicolaus cusanus and the quantum potest participation. The expression docta ignorantia learned ignorance refers to a gnosiological doctrine by nicholas of cusa emphasizing human structural inability to know the truth. The topicality of illuminative discourse marjorie orourke boyle toronto, canada skeptics and mystics, humanists and fools professed a learned ignorance. Earlier scholars had discussed the question of learned ignorance.
Nicolaus cusanus, canon lawyer, catholic cardinal, and arguably the most innovative philosophertheologian of the fifteenth century, remains a puzzling intellectual figure with his paradoxcentered philosophical works which, after a century of. In the last hundred years the significance of cusanus has been increasingly recognized, especially due to the efforts of the neokantians hermann cohen and ernst cassirer, who found in cusanus provocative anticipations of kant. Nicolaus cusanus 1401 august 11, 1464, also referred to as nicholas of kues and nicholas of cusa, was a cardinal of the catholic. Nicholas cusanus and his nonaliud as concept of god.
Nicholas of cusa 1401 11 august 1464, also referred to as nicholas of kues and nicolaus cusanus k j u. God, the natural universe, christ and human beings. Nicolaus cusanus, egentligen nicolaus chrypffs eller krebs, men kallad cusanus eller bara cusa efter sin fodelseort, byn kues vid mosel, fodd 1401, dod 11 augusti 1464 i todi, italien, var en tysk kardinal, teolog och jurist, men aven filosof, matematiker och astronom. It is evident that there is no proportion between the infinite and the finite.
Furthermore, it points to the elements of selfconstitution of the absolute and of the latters grounding relation towards the contingent. Nicolaus cusanus 1401 august 11, 1464, also referred to as nicholas of kues and nicholas of cusa, was a cardinal of the catholic church from germany holy roman empire, a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and an astronomer. This paper presents cusanus dialogue of 1462, named after and centred on the concept of nonaliud, and exploits its speculative resources for conceiving the relationship between god and the realm of finite entities. Textus latinus et in germanicum convertus praebetur in. In mathematics nicholas propounded significant concepts of the infinitesimal and contributed to modern relativity theory. Nicholas cusanus and his non aliud as concept of god this paper presents cusanus dialogue of 1462, named after and centred on the concept of nonaliud, and exploits its speculative resources for conceiving the relationship between god and the realm of finite entities. Nicolaus cusanus ehk kuesi nikolaus ehk nikolaus kuesist 1401 kuesis moseli aares praegu bernkastelkues 11. Jan 22, 2019 nicholas of kues 1401 11 august 1464, also referred to as nicolaus cusanus and nicholas of cusa, was a german philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer. Fexix meiner, 1932, text edited by ernst hoffmann and raymond klibansky. Textus latinus idemque theodisce versus praebetur in. On learned ignoranceon scientific ignorance is a book on philosophy and theology by nicholas of cusa or nicolaus cusanus, who finished writing it on 12 february 1440 in his hometown of kues, germany.
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