Editing Cosmos (section)

=== Neoplatonism ===
Copernicus' work was not entirely mathematical conviction. There is evidence that Copernicus was influenced by [[neoplatonism]]. Founded by philosopher [[Plotinus]], neoplatonism believes that the Sun is the symbol of The One, or [[Anima Mundi|The Universal Soul]]. It would make sense then that Copernicus would place the god-like figure at the center of the universe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/class/314/09-314-neoplatonism.htm|title=Neoplatonism|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.utm.edu|archive-date=2021-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115152417/https://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/class/314/09-314-neoplatonism.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Neoplatonist [[Nicholas of Cusa]] claimed the universe was infinite, containing multiple earths and suns. This changed the belief of a finite universe to an infinite one, which emphasized a more obscure and incomplete version of God.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicholas Of Cusa {{!}} Christian scholar|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-of-Cusa|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821181816/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-of-Cusa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kuhn|first= Thomas S.|title=The Copernican revolution : planetary astronomy in the development of western thought|date=2003|publisher=Harvard Univ. Pr|isbn=0674171039|oclc=255797153}}</ref>