%0 Journal Article %1 winkler_dialectical_1990 %A Winkler, Norbert %D 1990 %J Deutsche Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie %K Aufsatz Gott Metaphysik Nikolaus_von_Kues %P 715--723 %T Coincidental Thinking and the Problem of Idealistic Monism. %X The paper deals with the coincidence principle of Cusanus (1402-1464) and describes its implications for his Platonic metaphysics of absolute identity. This principle criticizes not only the Aristotelian theorem of contradiction but also the Platonic tradition in the Middle Ages (eleaticism). Cusanus transfers the notion of totality from the absolute to the singularitas, developing a kind of monad theory. The concept of the absolute is the point where dialectical and non-dialectical identity diverge. This philosophy of total unity is similar to that of Schelling.

@article{winkler_dialectical_1990, abstract = {The paper deals with the coincidence principle of Cusanus (1402-1464) and describes its implications for his Platonic metaphysics of absolute identity. This principle criticizes not only the Aristotelian theorem of contradiction but also the Platonic tradition in the Middle Ages (eleaticism). Cusanus transfers the notion of totality from the absolute to the singularitas, developing a kind of monad theory. The concept of the absolute is the point where dialectical and non-dialectical identity diverge. This philosophy of total unity is similar to that of Schelling.}, added-at = {2009-03-03T20:19:51.000+0100}, author = {Winkler, Norbert}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21e3b1bee17c3a32330079ac27a3fbaeb/sbbdbs}, interhash = {b85dffe483603a81cfbe7bfb79e56898}, intrahash = {1e3b1bee17c3a32330079ac27a3fbaeb}, journal = {Deutsche Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie}, keywords = {Aufsatz Gott Metaphysik Nikolaus_von_Kues}, pages = {715--723}, timestamp = {2009-03-03T20:19:51.000+0100}, title = {Coincidental Thinking and the Problem of Idealistic Monism.}, year = 1990 }