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

Edited By Gerald Christianson

ISBN 10: 103291999X / ISBN 13: 9781032919997

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781032919997

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Nicholas of Cusa - A Companion to his Life and his Times
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 103291999X
• ISBN-13: 9781032919997
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 244B x 174 H x 28 T Millimeter Breite: 244 mm, Höhe: 174 mm, Tiefe: 28 mm
• Gewicht: 752 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Morimichi Watanabe, Ph.D., was Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University, USA and President Emeritus of the American Cusanus Society. The Rev. Dr. Gerald Christianson is Central Pennsylvania Synod Professor of Church History, Emeritus, at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, U.S.A. Thomas M. Izbicki, Ph.D. in History, Cornell University, is Humanities Librarian at the Archibald S. Alexander Library at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, U.S.A. He is also Vice-President of the American Cusanus Society.