BIBLIOS

Tipo
Livro

Tipo de Documento
Conference proceedings edition

Título
Universum Infinitum. Nicolaus Cusanus and the 15th-Century Iberian Explorations of the Ocean World

Participantes na publicação
Thomas Horst (Author)
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Dep. História e Filosofia das Ciências
CIUHCT

Resumo
The German cardinal Nicholas of Cusa is mostly known today for his elaborate philosophical work. As one of the first proponents of Renaissance humanism, he was a key figure of the fifteenth century. In contrast to the traditional medieval Aristotelian cosmology he developed the concept of an “Universum Infinitum” (infinite universe). This leads to the innovative question of which epistemological or historical connections can be discerned to connect his writings to the contemporary beginnings of global explorations that culminated in the discovery of the New World(s).\nThis question was discussed in 2016 during an international workshop at the National Library of Portugal. The interdisciplinary meeting, of which the results are published here, was organized by Thomas Horst (Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon) in close cooperation with Harald Schwaetzer and Matthias Vollet (Kueser Akademie für Europäische Geistesgeschichte, Bernkastel-Kues).

Editor
Thomas Horst - Harald Schwaetzer - Matthias Vollet


Instituição
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Identificadores da Publicação

Editora
Aschendorff Verlag

Coleção
Texte und Studien zur Europäischen Geistesgeschichte - Reihe B



Keywords
Nicholas of Cusa History of Philosophy History of Cosmography Universum Infinitum Globes

Anotações
peer-reviewed