Title Nicholas of Cusa and the kairos of modernity : Cassirer, Gadamer, Blumenberg / Michael Edward Moore

Published Brooklyn, New York : Punctum Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (97 pages) Summary In this far-reaching essay, historian Michael Edward Moore examines modernity as an historical epoch following the end of the medieval period -- and as a "messianic concept of time." In the early twentieth century, a debate over the meaning and origins of modernity unfolded among the philosophers Ernst Cassirer, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans Blumenberg. These thinkers tried to resolve the puzzle of the fifteenth-century master Nicholas of Cusa. Was Cusanus the last great medieval thinker, his ideas a summa of medieval tradition? Or was he a mysterious epochal figure, seated at one end of the bridge leading to modern thought? Nicholas of Cusa lived during a time of historical and existential crisis, or kairos, when medieval governments and cherished sources of unity were shaken. Likewise, the debate over his significance took place during a later phase of crisis for Europe, in the decades before and after the Second World War, when the collapse of European civilization was witnessed. Moore argues that modernity, so intently examined as an historical and spiritual problem, has significance for our contemporary sense of crisis Analysis Middle Ages, modernity, Nicholas of Cusa, intellectual history, philosophy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-97) Notes English Online resource; title from cover (www.oapen.org website; viewed on 06/04/2020) Subject Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464 -- Influence Cassirer, Ernst, 1874-1945. Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002. Blumenberg, Hans. SUBJECT Blumenberg, Hans Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 Cassirer, Ernst, 1874-1945 Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464 -- Influence Blumenberg, Hans. fast (OCoLC)fst00085923 Cassirer, Ernst, 1874-1945. fast (OCoLC)fst00011615 Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002. fast (OCoLC)fst00000054 Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464. fast (OCoLC)fst00081001 Subject Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century. Philosophy, Modern. Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600. Philosophy / History & Surveys / Medieval. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy, Modern. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019394569 ISBN 9780615840550 0615840558

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