Giordano Bruno exaltatiotana
The Theory of Exaltation in Giordano Bruno’s Philosophy
Author(s): Péter SzakácsSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: Platonism; hermetism; Renaissance; occultism; exaltation; cosmology; science; philosophy of sience; secular thinking; magic
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents Bruno’s doctrine about the exaltation, in the basis of Heroic Frenzies, and compare it, with the similar teachings of Plato, hermetism, and Pico della Mirandola, in doing that, in contrary with Yates’s interpretation, and according to contemporary standpoint, argues that although the occult motives are found in Bruno’s writings, his philosophy in generally is relative with the attitude of modern and contemporary philosophy and science.
Journal: Erdélyi Múzeum
- Issue Year: LXXVII/2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 1-11
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Hungarian