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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785746703321

Titolo

Cusanus [[electronic resource] ] : the legacy of learned ignorance / / edited by Peter J. Casarella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8132-2035-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CasarellaPeter J

Disciplina

230/.2/092

Soggetti

Theology - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Philosophy, Medieval

Fifteenth century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""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""