Nicholas of Cusa's on Learned Ignorance: A Commentary on de Docta Ignorantia

by Karsten Harries

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813238323
• ISBN13: 9780813238326
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.5"