Absolute concept and absolute grammar: the Cusano between Neoplatonism and idealism

In this paper I analyze the notion of absolute concept in the thought of Nicolas de Cusa. This notion attributed to God reveals the uni-trinity understood as reflection, thought of thought or definition that defines itself. Cusanus conceives this by using the model of human subjectivity and poses an...

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Autor: D’Amico, Claudia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Repositorio:Perspectiva Filosófica (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/253153
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/perspectivafilosofica/article/view/253153
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Absolute Concept. Intellectual Principle. Mind. absolute grammar. Neoplatonism. Idealism
concepto absoluto
principio intellectual
mente
gramática absoluta
Neoplatonismo
Idealismo
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Sumario:In this paper I analyze the notion of absolute concept in the thought of Nicolas de Cusa. This notion attributed to God reveals the uni-trinity understood as reflection, thought of thought or definition that defines itself. Cusanus conceives this by using the model of human subjectivity and poses an absolute grammar that the mind explains as actualization of its possibilities. In this way, the correspondence between reality and thought typical of Neoplatonism and idealism has singular notes in cusan philosophy.