Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Battaglia, Paul Raymond
URN	etd-10072005-094855
Title	The limits of a discipline : cogitatum necessarium : architecture and the mystery of things, Michelangelo : a case study
Degree	Master of Architecture
Department	Architecture
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Choudhury, Salahuddin Committee Chair Dunay, Robert J. Committee Member Rott, Hans Christian Committee Member Weiner, Frank H. Committee Member
Keywords	Michelangelo Theology Mysticism Architecture via positiva
Date of Defense	1996-08-28
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This thesis examines the parallels between two distinct disciplines: Architecture and Roman Catholic Mysticism. The argument centers on these disciplines' connection to the world of corporeal things and examines the convergence and divergence of the disciplines in this respect It is argued that whereas the mystic is compelled by his vocation to simply notice the beauty and the truth and the goodness of things as the work of God, the architect is required to attempt to improve things through the craft of his occupation. The poetry of Michelangelo serves as a relevant case study.
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