Leo Catana

The Concept of Contraction in Giordano Bruno's Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

Through the concept of contraction, Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) endeavoured to explain the relationship of God to his Creation in a way that conformed with his pantheistic view of nature as well as his heterodox view of man's relationship to God. Bruno denied the efficacy of the several psychical, psychological and medical states traditionally thought to aid contemplation and noetic ascent towards God. In his view the only means was philosophical contemplation, the use of memory being one important form. Philosophical contemplation elevated the mind from the fragmented multiplicity of sense impressions to an understanding of the principles governing the sensible world. This publication is the first book-length study dedicated to concept of contraction in Bruno's philosophy. Moreover, it explores his sources for this concept.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781138264823
• ISBN-10: 1138264822
• Artikelnr.: 57058207

Autorenporträt

Leo Catana is from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 Bruno's Concept of Contraction: Methods facilitating noetic ascent
Contraction as an ontological concept
Contraction and noesis
Contraction and memory. Part 2 Sources of Bruno's Concept of Contraction: Physiologically induced contraction
The scholastic tradition of contraction
Cusanus and the scholastic tradition of contraction. Conclusion
Bibliography
Indexes.