De Docta Ignorantia

De docta ignorantia (On learned ignorance/on scientific ignorance) is a book on philosophy and theology by Nicholas of Cusa (or Nicolaus Cusanus), who finished writing it on 12 February 1440 in his hometown of Kues, Germany. ^[1]

7 relations: Atheism, Heliocentrism, Index of philosophical literature, Index of philosophy articles (D–H), List of medieval European scientists, Nicholas of Cusa, Unity of opposites.

Atheism

Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Heliocentrism

Heliocentrism is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

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Index of philosophical literature

This is a list of philosophical literature articles.

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Index of philosophy articles (D–H)

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List of medieval European scientists

Scientific activity in medieval Europe was maintained by the activity of a number of significant scholars, active in a wide range of scientific disciplines and working in Greek, Latin, and Arabic-speaking cultures.

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Nicholas of Cusa

Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer.

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Unity of opposites

The unity of opposites is the central category of dialectics, said to be related to the notion of non-duality in a deep sense.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Docta_Ignorantia

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