"Nicholas Of Cusa - A Companion To His Life And His Times

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