Nicholas of Cusa's De docta ignorantia
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Nicholas of Cusa's *De docta ignorantia* is a foundational 15th-century philosophical and theological treatise that articulates the idea that true wisdom arises from recognizing the limits of human knowledge, deeply influencing Renaissance Platonism.
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| De docta ignorantia | 2 |
| Nicholas of Cusa's De docta ignorantia canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical treatise
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| author | Nicholas of Cusa ⓘ |
| bookCount | 3 ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in the 15th century ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1440 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
God as the infinite maximum and minimum
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God is beyond all finite concepts ⓘ true wisdom recognizes the limits of human reason ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Renaissance humanism
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late medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
German mysticism
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Pico della Mirandola ⓘ
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Marsilio Ficino ⓘ Renaissance Platonism ⓘ Renaissance philosophy ⓘ early modern epistemology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
coincidentia oppositorum
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docta ignorantia ⓘ finite contraction of the maximum ⓘ infinite maximum ⓘ symbolic and mathematical reasoning about God ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterForm | printed editions in the early modern period ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coincidence of opposites
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infinity and finitude ⓘ knowledge of God ⓘ learned ignorance ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ negative theology ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical reasoning
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use of mathematical analogies ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
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| philosophicalTradition |
Christian Platonism
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Renaissance Platonism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
De coniecturis
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Beatific Vision ⓘ
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De visione Dei
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| religiousContext |
Catholic theology
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Roman Catholic theology
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| structure | three books ⓘ |
| subjectOfBook1 | knowledge of God and the Trinity ⓘ |
| subjectOfBook2 | cosmology and the created world ⓘ |
| subjectOfBook3 | Christology and salvation ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On Learned Ignorance ⓘ |
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