Cusanus : the legacy of learned ignorance / / edited by Peter J. Casarella
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| Titolo: |
Cusanus : the legacy of learned ignorance / / edited by Peter J. Casarella
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 230/.2/092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Theology - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
| Philosophy, Medieval | |
| Fifteenth century | |
| Altri autori: |
CasarellaPeter J
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| 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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cusanus |
| ISBN: | 0-8132-2035-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910972275203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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