The thought of Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) draws upon a rich
heritage of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance traditions and ties
these traditions together into a synthesis that continues to evoke
new ideas in philosophy, theology, aesthetics, history, political
theory, and the philosophy of science. 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. Each essay represents a fresh new perspective on
Cusanus--the cardinal, philosopher, theologian, political theorist,
mathematician, and humanist from the fifteenth century. The
collection encompasses four kinds of research on Cusanus. One
approach focuses on the ancient and medieval tradition of which
Nicholas saw himself to be a part. A second mode of inquiry looks
at particular ideas or texts of Cusanus in their own right. A third
method treats Cusanus in terms of his relationship to other
thinkers of the fifteenth century. Finally, a fourth perspective
opens the door to a contemporary retrieval of Cusanus's thought.
Never before have so many disciplinary perspectives been collected
together in a single volume on Nicholas of Cusa. The diverse voices
of the volume are thus attuned to the multifaceted heritage of the
thinker of the fifteenth century but speak in a compelling way for
the need to reconsider his novel integration of thought today. The
book will appeal not only to specialists in the thought of Cusanus
but also to individuals who are interested in learning how the
personal and intellectual legacy of a German cardinal from the
fifteenth century can still provoke so much interest among a global
community of scholars today. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Peter J. Casarella
is associate professor of systematic theology at The Catholic
University of America. He is the author of several books and
articles including Word as Bread: Language and Theology in Nicholas
of Cusa (forthcoming). THE CONTRIBUTORS: Elizabeth Brient, Peter
Casarella, Louis Dupré, Wilhelm Dupré, Walter Andreas Euler,
Karsten Harries, Jasper Hopkins, Nancy Hudson, Regine Kather, Il
Kim, Bernard McGinn, Cary J. Nederman, Thomas Prügl, Paul E.
Sigmund, Frank Tobin, and Morimichi Watanabe PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
"This is a very rich collection of papers which portray and analyze
Nicholas of Cusa as mystic, philosopher, politician, aesthete and
natural scientist. They excellently communicate both the
versatility and the underlying coherence of Nicholas' magisterial
work. Peter Casarella and his contributors have given us an
important publication which is to be warmly recommended not only
for those with interests in the late medieval world, but also for
those who wish to discover in the past vital resources for the
formation of the present."--Oliver Davies, King's College London
"Peter Casarella and the contributors have presented a book which
leads to many fundamentally convincing aspects of the legacy of
learned ignorance." -- Harald Schwaetzer, The Medieval Review "The
editor of this volume, Peter Casarella, has organized a collection
of papers rooted in a panoply of viewpoints, presuppositions and
fields of inquiry, which, when gathered together, much like the
Tegernsee monks gathered around the icon of Christ in Cusa's
classic, De visione Dei, works to supplement, enrich and augment
what otherwise would be more impoverished perspectives. In this
way, the collection authentically represents the Cusan legacy,
demonstrating the importance and enduring relevance of Cusa's
conjectures in various fields. . . . The essays in this collection
demonstrate a significant advance in Cusan scholarship. . . . [The]
quality of research represented in these essays helps bend the
branches that the fruit may be
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