La metafora della visione e le origini del prospettivismo in Cusano

Among the multiple uses of vision as a metaphor in the work of Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), this intervention focuses on those key places where his original elaboration of perspec-tivity and point of view, which accompany every gaze, is formulated. The universalization of the visual metaphor and its application to describe and elaborate the conception of knowl-edge, not only sensory but tout court, along with the elaboration of its angle and placement, entails the conscious extension of perspectivity to the entire human understanding. The point of view asserts itself as a metaphor through which to develop a reflection on the status of knowledge in general, the conditions and validity of knowing, and the relationship between subject and object. Based on this theoretical reflection, Cusanus seeks to propose a dialogical perspectivism, which finds one of its most speculatively fruitful points precisely in the use of the vision metaphor and aims to valorize the diversity and plurality of religions and cultures