Nicholas of Cusa and the Renaissance / F. Edward Cranz ; edited by Thomas M. Izbicki and Gerald Christianson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cranz, F. Edward (Ferdinand Edward)

Contributor:

Izbicki, Thomas M.

Christianson, Gerald.

Series:

Collected studies ; CS654.

Collected studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.

Nicholas.

Philosophy, Renaissance.

Theology--Early works to 1800.

Theology.

Physical Description:

xxv, 224 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, [2000]

Contents:

F. Edward Cranz's Conception of Western Philosophy / Charles Trinkaus xix

Part 1 Major Themes in Nicholas Of Cusa

Development in Cusanus? 1

Reason and Beyond Reason in Nicholas of Cusa 19

Reason, Intellect, and the Absolute in Nicholas of Cusa 31

Part 2 The Late Works of Nicholas of Cusa

The Late Works of Nicholas of Cusa 43

The De aequalitate and De principio of Nicholas of Cusa 61

Part 3 Nicholas of Cusa, Augustine, Proclus, and Pseudo-Dionysius

Saint Augustine and Nicholas of Cusa in the Tradition of Westerm Christian Thought 73

The (Concept of the) Beyond in Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Cusanus 95

Nicolaus Cusanus and Dionysius Areopagita 109

Cusanus' Use of Pseudo-Dionysius 137

Part 4 Nicholas of Cusa and Martin Luther

A Common Pattern in Petrarch, Nicholas of Cusa, and Martin Luther 151

The Transmutation of Platonism in the Development of Nicolaus Cusanus and of Martin Luther 169

Cusanus, Luther, and the Mystical Tradition 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0860788016

OCLC:

41388294