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Nicholas of Cusa on the Trinitarian Structure of the Innate Criterion of Truth

Paula Pico Estrada

PublisherBrill
PublishedNov 25, 2021
LanguageEnglish

"In Nicholas of Cusa on the Trinitarian Structure of the Innate Criterion of Truth, Paula Pico Estrada offers an analysis of Nicholas of Cusa's (1401-1464) unitrine conception of the human power of judgment, arguing that the innate criterion that guides human beings to their end is formed by a cognitive, an affective and a social dimension, and that it not only makes possible the systematization and evaluation of the cognitive experience but also enables morality. Based on a close reading of Cusanus' philosophical treatises, the study deepens the understanding of Nicholas of Cusa's epistemology, showing that his anthropological conception closely integrates philosophy and theology"--