Partakers of the Divine: Contemplation and the Practice of Philosophy

Contents

CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements ix Introduction: Contemplation and Philosophy 1 Between Theory and Theoria Philosophy, Contemplation, and Participation 1. 39 The Adorative Intellect On Anselm’s Integration of Contemplation and Philosophy 2. 75 A Stranger Modernity Nicholas of Cusa, Hans Blumenberg, and the Origins of Our Age 3. 131 A Universe of Icons On Nicholas of Cusa and Contemplative Philosophy 4. 163 Contemplative Philosophy of Religion A Participatory Approach 5. 205 Bibliography 255 Index 277 vii ...