Nicholas of Cusa and the Renaissance

F. Edward Cranz, Thomas M. Izbicki

Contents: F. Edward Cranz (1914-1998); Introduction: F. Edward Cranz’s conception of Western philosophy, Charles Trinkaus; Part One: Major themes in Nicholas of Cusa; Development in Cusanus?; Reason and beyond reason in Nicholas of Cusa; Reason, intellect and the absolute in Nicholas of Cusa; Part Two: The late works of Nicholas of Cusa; The late works of Nicholas of Cusa; The De aequalitate and De principio of Nicholas of Cusa; Part Three: Nicholas of Cusa, Augustine, Proclus, and pseudo-dionysius; Saint Augustine and Nicholas of Cusa in the tradition of Western Christian thought; The [concept of the] beyond in Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius and Cusanus; Nicolaus Cusanus and Dionysius Areopagita; Cusanus’ use of Pseudo-Dionysius; Part Four: Nicholas of Cusa and Martin Luther; A common pattern in Petrarch, Nicholas of Cusa and Martin Luther; The transmutation of Platonism in the development of Nicolaus Cusanus and of Martin Luther; Cusanus, Luther and the mystical tradition; Epilogue; Bibliographical background to De visione Dei of Cusanus; Appendix: Sources of articles; Works by Nicholas of Cusa cited; Index of names.