Karsten Harries on Nicholas of Cusa, Modernity, and Nihilism
About this episode
Karsten Harries discusses Nicholas of Cusa's philosophy and its implications for modernity and nihilism with Dr. Sam Bennett.
Karsten Harries, emeritus Yale professor of philosophy, joins Dr. Sam Bennett for a conversation on Nicholas of Cusa's On Learned Ignorance, the limits of reason, modern science, nihilism, Kant, Heidegger, beauty, and transcendence in human life.
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