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Nicholas of Cusa
NICHOLAS OF CUSA (1401–1464), German canonist, Christian theologian, and philosopher. Nicholas was born at Kues (present-day Bernkastel-Kues) on the Moselle, and studied at Hei...
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Nicholas of Cusa
1400-1464
German Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Futurist
Nicholas Cryfts (or Krebs), known as Nicholas of Cusa (the German city Cues or Kues, his birthplace), was one of ...
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Nicholas of Cusa
1401-1464
German Mathematician and Philosopher
Nicholas of Cusa is a figure difficult to assess within the context of mathematics. Certainly he wrote extensively about the subject, in...
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Nicholas Krebs
1401-1464
German scholar and humanist who created the first modern map of Germany in 1491. Also
known as Nicholas of Cusa and Nicholas Cusanus, Krebs entered the priesthood in 1433 and ...
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Nicholas of Cusa(1401–1464)
The theologian, philosopher, and mathematician Nicholas of Cusa, also known as Nicholas Kryfts or Krebs, was born at Kues on the Moselle River between Trier and Kobl...
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The German prelate and humanist Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was active in conciliating various schisms in the 15th-century Church and was a strong advocate of Church unity.The son of a fairly prosper...
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Nicholas of Cusa was a leading churchman, philosopher, and theologian of the fifteenth century. His career as canon lawyer, conciliarist, papal advocate, cardinal, and reformer placed him at the cente...
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In the following essay, Gómez reviews Cusanus's efforts to find or create an accurate name for God, tracing his progress from De Docta Ignorantia through the last years of his life.
If t...
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In the following essay, Biechler discusses Cusanus's role in the conciliar movement and examines his treatise on the subject, De Concordantia Catholica. Biechler argues that personal concerns a...
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In this excerpt from his edition of De Docta Ignorantia, Hopkins explicates the Cusan concept of “Maximum Absolutum.” Hopkins also provides a brief introduction to the whole work and its...
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In the following essay, Miller explicates Cusanus's theory of perceptual knowledge, particularly as found in De Coniecturis and Idiota de Mente, in order to argue that the idea of multiple pers...
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In the following essay, Duclow discusses how Cusanus uses the notion of learned ignorance to link mystical thought and intellectual thought. Focusing on De Docta Ignorantia, Apologia Doctae Ignorantia...
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In the following essay, Dupré outlines Cusanus's efforts to bridge the gap between immanence and transcendence, a divide driven by the rise of nominalist thought in the late Medieval era...
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In the following essay, Biechler situates Cusanus's position on Islam in the context of earlier Christian thinkers, particularly his friend John of Segovia. Biechler finds that Cusanus, like Se...
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Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464)
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa
Critical Essay by Luis Martínez Gómez
