This is a collection of essays on various aspects of Giordano Bruno's philosophy. After a general introduction into his thought, his Spaccio de la bestia trionfante is most prominent. Bruno's style and language, and his views on languages are a recurrent topic on these pages. For him, Truth itself is transcendent and unattainable in its fullness. Therefore, all knowledge around it is a construct that requires to be embodied and expressed in a certain medium, a language, mathematics being just one among many possible and suitable choices. Elisabeth Blum teaches philosophy at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. Among other publications, she translated Bruno's Spaccio into German.

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Giordano Bruno - Ein Komet fliegt durch Galaxien der Bedeutung Biographie Das Scholastische System im Mittelalter Die Krise des Weltbilds in der Renaissance Giordano Brunos philosophisches Gesamtsystem Synopsis: Giordano Bruno - A Comet Flying through Galaxies of Sense La religione e la politica nel pensiero di Giordano Bruno Dissimulazioni, interpretazioni e proiezioni. Lo Spaccio, testo chiave per la critica delle religioni Apparenti contradizioni La triade della somma verità La religione-legge La fede-contratto La geografia dei valori Ogni cosa al proprio posto L'intenzione della critica Il Cristianesimo, un male necessario Un Bruno teologo? Synopsis: Religion and Politics in Giordano Bruno's Philosophy Giordano Bruno's Criticism of Globalization The Argonauts' Voyage - Blessing or Bane? Back to the Golden Age? The Effects of Change in Space and in Time Justified versus Unjustified Expansion Conflicting Forces: The Tension between Universal Providence, Chance, and Human Agency in Giordano Bruno's Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast Bruno's Take on Terminology Fate Providence Fortuna Human Will and Agency Rival Modes of Causation Qua Giordano parla per volgare: Giordano Bruno's Choice of Vernacular Language, Vulgar Speech and Literary Devices in his Italian Dialogues as Clues to a Heterodox Cultural Background Pietro Aretino with Colleagues, Friends and Foes A Comeback for Roland Heterodoxy, Italian Style Back to Bruno's Bestiary Der Olympische Hofstaat im Kopf Synopsis: The Olympian Court in the Head Index