Nicholas of Cusa

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15th‑century philosopher who coined "learned ignorance"

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Morteza HajizadehNew Books Network · Leonhard Emmerling, "The Idiots: The History of the Homo Nul... · 5:41 · 9 Sep
…between, there are cases like, for example, Nicholas of Cusa, if I'm pronouncing it correctly, spoon carver, so it's idiota, like someone claims a kind of divine intuitive wisdom, and also the fool or the madman.…
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Benjamin BosterI Can’t Sleep · Cosmos | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Wonders of the Universe · 26:07 · 28 Aug
…Neoplatonist Nicholas of Cusa claimed the universe was infinite, containing multiple earths and suns.…
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UnknownMachine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · Why Every Brain Metaphor in History Has Been Wrong [SPECIAL ... · 6:02 · 23 Jan
…The philosopher Nicholas of Cusa had a phrase for this attitude.…
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