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Cusanus : the legacy of learned ignorance / edited by Peter J. Casarella.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.
- Nicholas.
- Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Theology.
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- Fifteenth century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume offers a detailed historical background to Cusanus's thinking while also assaying his significance for the present. It brings together major contributions from the English-speaking world as well as voices from Europe.
- Contents:
- ""10. Empire Meets Nation: Imperial Authority and National Government in Renaissance Political Thought - Cary J. Nederman""""11. Medieval and Modern Constitutionalism: Nicholas of Cusa and John Locke - Paul E. Sigmund""; ""12. How Can the Infinite Be the Measure of the Finite? Three Mathematical Metaphors from De docta ignorantia - Elizabeth Brient ""; ""13. “The Earth Is A Noble Star� : The Arguments for the Relativity of Motion in the Cosmology of Nicolaus Cusanus and Their Transformation in Einstein�s Theory of Relativity - Regine Kather ""; ""Suggested Reading""
- ""List of Contributors""""Index of Names""; ""Index of Subjects""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2035-1
- OCLC:
- 815281577
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