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UNINA9910972275203321 |
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Titolo |
Cusanus : the legacy of learned ignorance / / edited by Peter J. Casarella |
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Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theology - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Philosophy, Medieval |
Fifteenth century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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