Nicolaus Cusanus on faith and the intellect : a case study in 15th-Century Fides-Ratio Controversy / by K.M. Ziebart ; Han van Ruler ; general editor ; Arjo Vanderjagt ; founded by ; C. S. Celenza [and five others] ; editorial board.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziebart, K. Meredith.

Contributor:

Celenza, C. S.

Vanderjagt, Arie Johan.

Ruler, J. A. van, 1963-

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 225.

Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, 0920-8607 ; Volume 225

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faith and reason--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Faith and reason.

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.

Nicholas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Nicolaus Cusanus on Faith and the Intellect , K.M. Ziebart argues convincingly that Cusanus’ epistemology was a direct response to late-medieval debates over the relation between faith and reason—one which sought to resolve these debates by introducing a controversially strong integration of philosophy and theology. By examining his works in the context of debates with his peers, Ziebart shows how and why Cusanus came to articulate a theory of knowledge in which faith is posited as inherent to the very structure of mind, as the vis iudiciaria , or power of judgment. This well-grounded study sheds new light on the Cusan philosophy and expands our view of a crucial, liminal period in European intellectual history.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / K.M. Ziebart

Introduction / K.M. Ziebart

1 The Cusanus-Wenck Debate / K.M. Ziebart

2 The Tegernsee Debate / K.M. Ziebart

3 The Philosopher and the Idiot: The Role of Aristotelian Philosophy in the Philosophy and Theology of Cusanus / K.M. Ziebart

4 The Articulation of Faith and Reason in Cusan Predication / K.M. Ziebart

Conclusion: Conflict or Coherence? The Fusion of Faith and Reason in Cusan Philosophy and Theology / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 1 Chronological List of Letters and Works Related to the “Tegernsee” Debate on Mystical Theology / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 2 Edition and Translation of Excerpt from Johannes Wenck’s Letter to John of Gelnhausen, 1442 (Wenck’s Summary of the 17 ‘proposals’ of Hans Franckfurter) / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 3 Translation of Excerpt from Letter of Vincent of Aggsbach to John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim), February 25, 1451 / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 4 Translation of Excerpt from the Impugnatorium Laudatorii in Letter of Vincent of Aggsbach to John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim), Dec. 19, 1454 / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 5 Translation of Excerpt from Letter of Vincent of Aggsbach to John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim), June 26, 1459 / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 6 Translation of Letter of Vincent of Aggsbach to John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim), Die 8. Michaelis, 1460 / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 7 Letter of Thomas Papler (Prior of Aggsbach) to John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim) / K.M. Ziebart

Appendix 8 Translation of Notes Made by John Schlitpacher (of Weilheim) and Leopold Wydemann Summarizing the Stages of the Debate and Listing the Respective Major Treatises and Letters Involved / K.M. Ziebart

Bibliography / K.M. Ziebart

Index / K.M. Ziebart.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-25214-2

OCLC:

865656151

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004252141 DOI