Learned Ignorance Or Docta Ignorantia (Illustrated)

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533692436
Total Pages : 158 pages
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Book Synopsis Learned Ignorance Or Docta Ignorantia (Illustrated) by : Nicolas Cusa

Download or read book Learned Ignorance Or Docta Ignorantia (Illustrated) written by Nicolas Cusa and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cusa's mystical-religious philosophy was set forth in his essays De Docta Ignorantia (Of Learned Ignorance), which was published in 1440. This work consists of three books: the first deals with God (the Self Maximus considered absolutely), the second deals with the universe (Self maximum contracted in the Plurality of Things), and the third of Jesus Christ (Self up as contracted and all at once). The title -which is an oxymoron- has a deep significance. On the one hand it relates to Socrates' irony -"I only know that I know nothing"- in the belief that it is impossible for a student to deepen his knowledge in his search for truth. It is also a negative theology, the recognition that the Being of God cannot be reached by our understanding. Our current edition presents an illustrated version of the First Book

Nicholas of Cusa's on Learned Ignorance

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Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813238323
Total Pages : 501 pages
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Book Synopsis Nicholas of Cusa's on Learned Ignorance by : Karsten Harries

Download or read book Nicholas of Cusa's on Learned Ignorance written by Karsten Harries and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first commentary to have been written on Nicholas of Cusa's most famous work, On Learned Ignorance. This fact testifies to the difficulty of what has long been recognized to be the most significant philosophical text produced by the Renaissance. While there are many passages in the work that can be cited in support of Cassirer's celebration of Cusanus as the first modern philosopher, that judgment is challenged by the way his work is rooted in a faith and a tradition likely to strike us as thoroughly medieval. This commentary shows how closely the two are linked. Despite the many ways in which what the cardinal has to say belongs to a past that the progress of reason would seem to have left irrecoverably behind, it yet provides us with a continuing challenge. Key to On Learned Ignorance is the incommensurability of the infinite and the finite, of God and creation. Cusanus lets us recognize the essential transcendence of reality, so different from the ontology implied by Descartes' insistence on clear and distinct understanding, which has presided over the progress of science and has helped shape our world. What makes Cusanus' thought important is not the way it anticipates modernity, but the way it challenges often taken-for-granted presuppositions of our worldview, most importantly a distinctly modern self-assertion or self-elevation that has made our human reason the measure of reality. If it is impossible to deny the countless ways in which our science and technology have given us ever deeper insights into the mysteries of nature and improved our lives, it is equally impossible to deny that this very progress today endangers this fragile earth and the quality of our lives. Cusanus can help us preserve our humanity.

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191025259
Total Pages : 515 pages
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance by : Gordon Campbell

Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance written by Gordon Campbell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include? Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century Italy, views of the Renaissance have changed considerably in recent decades. The glories of Florence and the art of Raphael and Michelangelo remain an important element of the Renaissance story, but they are now only a part of a much wider story which looks beyond an exclusive focus on high culture, beyond the Italian peninsula, and beyond the fifteenth century. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance tells the cultural history of this broader and longer Renaissance: from seminal figures such as Dante and Giotto in thirteenth-century Italy, to the waning of Spain's 'golden age' in the 1630s, and the closure of the English theatres in 1642, the date generally taken to mark the end of the English literary Renaissance. Geographically, the story ranges from Spanish America to Renaissance Europe's encounter with the Ottomans—and far beyond, to the more distant cultures of China and Japan. And thematically, under Gordon Campbell's expert editorial guidance, the volume covers the whole gamut of Renaissance civilization, with chapters on humanism and the classical tradition; war and the state; religion; art and architecture; the performing arts; literature; craft and technology; science and medicine; and travel and cultural exchange.

Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004536906
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Download or read book Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus written by Jason Aleksander and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus engages with the history of mystical theology and Neoplatonic philosophy through the lens of the 15th century philosopher and theologian, Nicholas of Cusa. The volume comprises nineteen essays that break down the barriers between medieval and Renaissance studies, reinterpreting Cusanus’ place in the history of thought by exploring the archive that informed his thinking, while also interrogating his works by exploring them from the standpoint of their later reception by modern philosophers and theologians. The volume also offers tribute to the career of Donald F. Duclow, a leading scholar in the field of Cusanus studies in particular and of the history of mystical theology and Neoplatonic philosophy more generally.

How To Be An Agnostic

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230301444
Total Pages : 287 pages
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Book Synopsis How To Be An Agnostic by : Mark Vernon

Download or read book How To Be An Agnostic written by Mark Vernon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authentic spiritual quest is marked not by certainties but by questions and doubt. Mark Vernon who was a priest, and left an atheist explores the wonder of science, the ups and downs of being 'spiritual but not religious', the insights of ancient philosophy, and God the biggest question.

Fabula

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900447420X
Total Pages : 214 pages
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Skepticism in Classical Islam

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134591241
Total Pages : 263 pages
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Book Synopsis Skepticism in Classical Islam by : Paul L. Heck

Download or read book Skepticism in Classical Islam written by Paul L. Heck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major treatment of skepticism in Islam, this book explores the critical role of skeptical thinking in the development of theology in Islam. It examines the way key thinkers in classical Islam faced perplexing questions about the nature of God and his relation to the world, all the while walking a fine line between belief in God’s message as revealed in the Qur’an, and the power of the mind to discover truths on its own. Skepticism in Classical Islam reveals how doubt was actually an integral part of scholarly life at this time. Skepticism is by no means synonymous with atheism. It is, rather, the admission that one cannot convincingly demonstrate a truth claim with certainty, and Islam’s scholars, like their counterparts elsewhere, acknowledged such impasses, only to be inspired to find new ways to resolve the conundrums they faced. Whilst their conundrums were unique, their admission of the limits of knowledge shares much with other scholarly traditions. Seeking to put Islam on the map of the broader study of the history of scepticism, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Religion, History and Philosophy.

The Western Perception of Islam between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498208207
Total Pages : 179 pages
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Book Synopsis The Western Perception of Islam between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by : Marica Costigliolo

Download or read book The Western Perception of Islam between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance written by Marica Costigliolo and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Middle Ages, as Christian sources on the Islamic world show, Muslim culture was perceived as extremely threatening: there were many defenses of Christianity, like the treatise on the "mistakes" of the followers of Allah. This book shows, through an analysis of the works of Nicholas of Cusa and of other authors, that in the course of time this textual attitude was modified, as European authors aimed to point out the Christian truth in comparison with the "falsity" of Islamic theology, in order to reinforce Christian identity through the presupposition of its own absolute truth. The apologetic aim was gradually replaced by a systematic comparison based on partial translations of the Qur'an. The comparison with the "other" was also the basis for reinforcing identity, in order to demonstrate the truth and consequently the supremacy of one's own theoretical position.

The Future of Catholic Higher Education

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197568904
Total Pages : 297 pages
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Download or read book The Future of Catholic Higher Education written by James L. Heft and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Church has gone through more change in the last sixty years than in the previous six hundred. These changes have caused a significant shift in the future outlook of Catholic higher education as the United States has developed a culture that has grown less receptive to religious traditions and practices. Drawing upon his extensive experience, James Heft lays out the current state of Catholic higher education and what needs to be done to ensure that Catholicism isn't fazed out of the educational system. Heft analyzes the foundational intellectual principles of Catholic Higher Education, and both the strengths and weaknesses of the present day system in order to look at possibilities for its future. Drawing upon both history and current cultural trends, The Future of Catholic Higher Education critiques the secularization thesis, explores the role of bishops, theologians, dissent, the sensus fidelium, the role of women and freedom of conscience, the relationship between theology and religious studies, hiring practices and curricular designs. Using the image of the "open circle," Heft advances a vision of the catholic university that is neither a "closed circle" of only Catholics nor a "market place of ideas with no distinctive mission." His "open circle" is one that fosters the Catholic intellectual tradition by including scholars of many religions, rooting Catholic social thought in Catholic doctrine, defending academic freedom and the mandatum.

Montaigne: Montaigne's message and method

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815318392
Total Pages : 456 pages
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Download or read book Montaigne: Montaigne's message and method written by Dikka Berven and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1995 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Introducing Nicholas of Cusa

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Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809141395
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Book Synopsis Introducing Nicholas of Cusa by : Christopher M. Bellitto

Download or read book Introducing Nicholas of Cusa written by Christopher M. Bellitto and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was one of the most illustrious figures of the fifteenth century--a man whose imagination spanned the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance to point the way to modernity. Theologian, philosopher, canon lawyer, reformer, church statesman, and cardinal, Cusanus' ideas of learned ignorance and the coincidence of opposites still attract attention today across a wide variety of disciplines. However, there is no one book in the marketplace that explains to a general audience all the different facets of this Renaissance man. This book, which might be considered "Nicholas of Cusa 101," offers separate chapters for the non-specialist introducing the vocabulary, ideas, and works of Nicholas of Cusa on a wide variety of topics. The book also provides a guide to his works in Latin, English, and other languages; all the secondary literature on each topic treated; a glossary of Cusan terms and ideas; and a guide to Cusan societies, sites, libraries, and museums.

One Hundred Red Roses

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1471058352
Total Pages : 174 pages
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Download or read book One Hundred Red Roses written by Ned Swan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic love and passion. From Paris to the great cities of Europe and America. It was real. Moving and unforgettable. It will stay in your heart.

Nicholas of Cusa - A Companion to his Life and his Times

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317087518
Total Pages : 468 pages
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Book Synopsis Nicholas of Cusa - A Companion to his Life and his Times by : Morimichi Watanabe

Download or read book Nicholas of Cusa - A Companion to his Life and his Times written by Morimichi Watanabe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a guide to the life, thought and activities of Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), the great fifteenth-century philosopher, theologian, jurist, author of mystical and ecclesiastical treatises, cardinal and reformer. It is intended not only for advanced scholars, but also for beginners and those simply curious about a man who has been called 'one of the greatest Germans of the fifteenth century' and a 'medieval thinker for the modern age'. The book provides a series of detailed but readable essays on ideas, persons, and places, a work developed over the course of nearly three decades. First, it contains articles on the important events and concepts that affected Cusanus--philosophical, religious, intellectual and political. Then it turns to his precursors and contemporaries, both friendly and critical. These include philosophers, theologians, politicians, and canon lawyers. And third, the book follows the footsteps of the man from Kues and examines various sites where he lived, studied, or visited. Because the author has also visited many of these sites, he can contribute personal observations to enliven the journey. To add to the book's usefulness as a resource and reference tool, each entry is followed by a bibliography containing both recent and older works. The purpose of the volume is to gain a greater appreciation of Cusanus and his legacy by striving for a total view of his thought and experience instead of narrowly focusing on specific philosophical, theological or intellectual ideas, or certain periods of his activities in isolation from other facets of this compelling figure.

Foundation Theology 2006

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Publisher : Cloverdale Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1929569181
Total Pages : 241 pages
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Download or read book Foundation Theology 2006 written by Joseph Baunoch and published by Cloverdale Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions:The Role of Theology in the Ministry of Spiritual Direction - The Rev. Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R.Conjectures of a Guilty Grandstander - Joseph A. Burkart, JrSanteria: A Pastoral Problem - The Rev. Fr. Jorge R. Colon, C.Ss.R.From Homo Sapiens to Homo Noeticus - Ann V. GraberIs There a Balm? Martin Luther King, Jr., The Bible and Christian Hope - The Rev. C. Anthony HuntWhy eat? Why worship? - The Rev. Marlene KropfThe Mystic Way - The Revd Canon John MacquarriePersonal Meaning as Psychotherapy: The Interpretive Hermeneutic of Viktor Frankl - John H. MorganPapal Leadership: A Lesson from a Year in Retrospect - The Rev. Fr. Bernard O'ConnorPope Benedict XVI: A Nascent Approach to International Diplomacy - The Rev. Fr. Bernard O'ConnorPriesthood - The Rev. Fr. James F. Puglisi, SAPraying the Lord?s Prayer as Confessing Faith - The Rev. Peter E. RoussakCommunion in Crisis: A Reflection on the Future of Anglicanism - The Revd Canon Vincent Strudwick

Augustine the Reader

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674044045
Total Pages : 476 pages
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Download or read book Augustine the Reader written by Brian Stock and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stock displays an enviable and intimate knowledge of the text of Augustine, above all of his Confessions and, as the book progresses, of the De Trinitate.

Chinese Ethics in a Global Context

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004453547
Total Pages : 448 pages
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Book Synopsis Chinese Ethics in a Global Context by : Karl-Heinz Pohl

Download or read book Chinese Ethics in a Global Context written by Karl-Heinz Pohl and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do Chinese and Western ethical traditions interact today? In this collection of articles both Chinese and Western scholars carefully examine the issue, one of fundamental importance for the mutual understanding between China and the West. The volume is the result of the second symposium which focused on a dialogue between China and the West on questions of ethics, in particular concerning their commensurability and a possible common ground. The first part of the book discusses general problems of ethics in a cross-cultural context, followed by articles on ethical bases of Chinese and Western societies respectively. Further topics range from moral traditions in the context of social transformation in China today to developments in Western societies, politics, education and religion. The last part deals with controversial issues such as human rights vs. human duties and medical ethics.

Alienation

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ISBN 13 : 9004451587
Total Pages : 157 pages
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