Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa

Although Nicholas of Cusa did not elaborate a theory of language in a systematic sense, he disseminated in his writings many rich considerations on the nature, scope and limit of language. In this sense, since the early decades of the 20th century, various researches have concentrated on the study o...

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Autor principal: González Rios, José
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026
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Nicolás de Cusa
Maxima ignorantie doctrina
Lenguaje
Discurso ignorante
Facilidad
Nicholas of Cusa
Maxima Ignorantie Doctrina
Language
Ignorant Discourse
Easiness
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spelling I28-R260-article-166602026-01-06T12:30:10Z Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa Facilitas est maxima. El tópico de la facilidad en el discurso ignorante de Nicolás de Cusa González Rios, José Nicolás de Cusa Maxima ignorantie doctrina Lenguaje Discurso ignorante Facilidad Nicholas of Cusa Maxima Ignorantie Doctrina Language Ignorant Discourse Easiness Although Nicholas of Cusa did not elaborate a theory of language in a systematic sense, he disseminated in his writings many rich considerations on the nature, scope and limit of language. In this sense, since the early decades of the 20th century, various researches have concentrated on the study of the problem of language in Cusan's thought. In reviewing the state of the question, it can be observed, however, that certain notes that determine the efficacy of his philosophical discourse, that is, the discourse of the maximum doctrine of ignorance (maxima ignorantiae doctrina), have not been sufficiently examined. In virtue of this, the paper presents the analysis and interpretation of the topic of the ease (facilitas) of the ignorant Cusan discourse. We will show, in this sense, that these notes cannot be reduced in his thought to a stylistic or decorative question of language, but that they respond to a metaphysical conception, that is, the facilitas maxima as the principle of all things, on which is based a linguistic conception of the ignorant discourse Si bien Nicolás de Cusa no desarrolló una teoría del lenguaje en sentido sistemático, diseminó en sus escritos muchas y ricas consideraciones sobre la naturaleza, el alcance y el límite del lenguaje. En este sentido, desde las primeras décadas del siglo XX, diversas investigaciones se han concentrado en el estudio del problema del lenguaje en el pensamiento cusano. Al repasar el estado de la cuestión, se observa, sin embargo, que ciertos tópicos que determinan la eficacia de su discurso filosófico, esto es, el discurso de la máxima doctrina de la ignorancia, no han sido suficientemente examinadas. En virtud de ello, el trabajo que presentamos analiza e interpreta el tópico de la facilidad (facilitas) del discurso ignorante cusano. Mostraremos, en este sentido, que estas notas no pueden reducirse en su pensamiento a una cuestión estilística u ornamental del discurso, sino que responden a una concepción metafísica, esto es, la facilitas maxima entendida como principio de todas las cosas, en la que se funda la concepción lingüística del discurso ignorante. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026-01-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/16660 10.34096/petm.v46.n2.16660 Patristica et Mediævalia; Vol. 46 Núm. 2 (2025); 77-90 2683-9636 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/16660/15810
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Maxima ignorantie doctrina
Lenguaje
Discurso ignorante
Facilidad
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Maxima Ignorantie Doctrina
Language
Ignorant Discourse
Easiness
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Easiness
González Rios, José
Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa
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Maxima ignorantie doctrina
Lenguaje
Discurso ignorante
Facilidad
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Maxima Ignorantie Doctrina
Language
Ignorant Discourse
Easiness
author González Rios, José
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title Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa
title_short Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa
title_full Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa
title_fullStr Facilitas est maxima. The Topic of Easiness in the Ignorant Discourse of Nicolas of Cusa
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description Although Nicholas of Cusa did not elaborate a theory of language in a systematic sense, he disseminated in his writings many rich considerations on the nature, scope and limit of language. In this sense, since the early decades of the 20th century, various researches have concentrated on the study of the problem of language in Cusan's thought. In reviewing the state of the question, it can be observed, however, that certain notes that determine the efficacy of his philosophical discourse, that is, the discourse of the maximum doctrine of ignorance (maxima ignorantiae doctrina), have not been sufficiently examined. In virtue of this, the paper presents the analysis and interpretation of the topic of the ease (facilitas) of the ignorant Cusan discourse. We will show, in this sense, that these notes cannot be reduced in his thought to a stylistic or decorative question of language, but that they respond to a metaphysical conception, that is, the facilitas maxima as the principle of all things, on which is based a linguistic conception of the ignorant discourse
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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