394
TOPIC2133287010064133194229286
4.244128701005982
RENAISSANCE2545287010066124193257292343395460528584642
PHILOSOPHY3210287010061133169224293344414476547608
7429178014010860120
Thus,850769012878148219273308
according1194769012882145207276331401440510580
to1809769012852122
Cusanus,19667690128108177232301371442496531
the2532769012852123185
universe2751769012884154193255318371426489
is3274769012852107
infinite,3416769012852122161200269309347410445
and3896769012883153223
its415576901285191145
center4335769012876138207246309363
(God)4733769012861162231300348
is5116769012851106
in5258769012852121
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the33631010012853124186
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time.3921101001285392194254290
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Cusanus460710110128107177232295364435489
falls51311011012861123161201255
into5671253012839110148219
pantheism,82012530128114176246285355417456510620653
according150812530128106168230301348418457526597
to21401253012883152
which232812530128145213253316385
God274812530128146214284
is30671253012882137
not324012530128113182222
transcendent34961253012883130193262316379441510581642711751
to42811253012883153
the44701253012881152215
world,471912530128145215262300369405
but515912530128114184222
immanent5671494012839149257318388451521561
to11641494012842111
it.1311149401284382117
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he20511494012873136
overcomes22221494012873144206252315384494554608
this28661494012843114153207
fall31091494012851113151191
by33341494012875145
stating3513149401285998161199238308378
that39261494012843113176214
the41751494012844113176
world439014940128102170217256326
is4752149401284297
not48841494012874143183
God,510714940128101170239275
but5671735012870141179
the7821735012860130192
unfolding10101735012891161208278316386426495565
of16101735012892139
God,178317350128124193264299
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by25541735012892163
his27501735012892131186
free29711735012869115178240
decision.32451735012893155217256310349419488524
God,380417350128123193263298
therefore,41371735012860131194239302348418465527562
is47341735012860115
a48841735012885
folded50041735012868138176246309378
world,56719770128101171218257327362
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the11931977012863132195
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world,220319770128125195241280350385
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from44731977012870117186296
the48011977012863134196
world503319770128125193240279349
itself.567221901283978133195233280315
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result11912219012868131184255293332
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unfolding21072219012890160208277315386424494565
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the28352219012860130191
world306122190128123193240278348
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God.395522190128122191260296
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is50442219012859113
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unfolding5672460012870141188257296366405474545
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God,132324600128127196267302
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world219224600128127196243281352
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eternal.27332460012887125187234303366405441
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concept49222460012887157226289351421459
from567270201284794164273
traditional8732702012853100163233271311349419490552590
Christian149927020128106176224262316355394456525
views,20602702012883122185286339375
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to30702702012852123
which324127020128102171210272342
the36182702012853123185
world385127020128102171218256327
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an5672943012862133
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the26353185012843113176
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the40843185012843113176
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world.467931850128102171219256326362
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antiquity,5673426012862133172211280351389428498532
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man186234260128109169239
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a22723426012868
microcosm.238134260128109146208255325388458512621655
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the33153426012845115178
microcosm353434260128109146208255325388458513621
is41893426012845100
only43243426012876147186257
a46143426012868
man472434260128109169239
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sin.1441366801285695165200
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man209036680128109169239
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man382136680128110170240
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this51793668012840110148203
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state.9923909012877116179217280315
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has22933909012892155208
the25373909012862132195
ability27673909012886156194233272311381
to31823909012862133
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the37213909012862132195
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God459739090128125195264
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knowledge13624150012881150221323360423492563624
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perception.39524150012882145192254315385425464533604639
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its4951415001285089144
help51294150012881144183252
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concrete11394393012891161231293340401440503
things,16764393012868137177246316371406
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truth.25764393012866114183222292327
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the32884393012867137200
imagination35224393012867177237307347416479518557626696
is42534393012866122
activated,44094393012891153191230300363401464533568
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the12324634012862132195
sensory14614634012878139210264333381451
data.19454634012894157197259294
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a24724634012886
higher25924634012894132203272335381
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cognition,35124634012886155226295335373412482552588
the41334634012863132195
mind436346340128132169239310
acts,47084634012885147186240276
which501946340128123193233295364
distinguishes5674875012870110164203242311382452490545615677731
and13334875012863133202
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generalizations.21414875012870132202265311374412451514575614652723793848883
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depend20355116012883145215278347418
on24885116012883153
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perception,31525116012884146192253316386424464533603639
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in40765116012853122
its4234511601285290145
work442851160128101171218288
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sensory15555600012861124193247318365435
data.20245600012878141179241276
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adopting141470490128101171241312350389459529
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ancient222370490128101170233271334403442
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