Nicholas of Cusa’s Mystical Theology in Jean-Luc Marion’s Phenomenology of Affectivity
Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion April 8, 2022 DOI: 10.1163/25889613-bja10025 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that Nicholas of Cusa's eicona dei, as interpreted in De visione dei, functions in Jean-Luc Marion's phenomenology as a precedent for his strategy of approaching affectivity, and that both authors attempt to show an instance preceding the distinction between affectivity and rationality. |
Abstract
Abstract The main goal of this paper is to analyze Nicholas of Cusa’s reading on the dispute of Mystical Theology through Jean-Luc Marion’s phenomenology of givenness. To do this, first of all, we will address the analyses offered by Jean-Luc Marion on the problem of affectivity. Secondly, we examine Nicholas’ interpretation of Mystical Theology through the aenigma of the eicona dei in De visione dei (1453). Thirdly, we present Jean-Luc Marion’s interpretation of Cusanus eicona dei as an antecedent of his phenomenological conception of Icone as “saturated phenomenon.” Finally, we suggest that Cusanus eicona dei appears in Jean-Luc Marion’s phenomenology as a precedent of his strategy when approaching the field of affectivity. Both authors try to show an instance preceding the distinction between affectivity and rationality.