Heroic Enthusiasts: A Renaissance Dialogue on Love and the Ascent of the Mind - Softcover

Bruno, Giordano

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617201596 ISBN 13: 9781617201592

Verlag: SMK Books, 2010

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A philosophical dialogue on love, intellect, and the ascent of the mind toward the infinite, presenting one of the central works of Renaissance thought. In The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori), Giordano Bruno sets forth a series of dialogues and poems exploring the nature of intellectual and spiritual striving. Drawing upon Neoplatonic traditions, Bruno presents love not merely as emotion, but as a force that compels the soul toward higher knowledge and union with the infinite. The "heroic enthusiast" is thus one who pursues truth with intensity, guided by both reason and imaginative insight. Structured as a sequence of philosophical exchanges accompanied by emblematic verse, the work moves between abstract reflection and symbolic expression. Bruno examines the relationship between desire and understanding, proposing that true knowledge requires a transformation of the self. The ascent toward truth is neither passive nor purely rational; it demands effort, discipline, and a sustained engagement with the limits of human perception. Composed in the intellectual climate of the late Renaissance, this work reflects Bruno's broader philosophical commitments, including his conception of an infinite universe and the unity of all things. The Heroic Enthusiasts remains a demanding but rewarding text, offering insight into a mode of thought in which philosophy, poetry, and metaphysics are closely intertwined.

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Giordano Bruno was an Italian philosopher, cosmologist, and writer of the late Renaissance whose work challenged established intellectual and religious frameworks of his time. His writings explore themes of infinity, unity, and the relationship between mind and cosmos, often blending philosophy with poetic and symbolic forms. Bruno's ideas were controversial in his own era, and his legacy has come to be associated with intellectual independence and the pursuit of knowledge beyond conventional limits.

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• Verlag: SMK Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1617201596
• ISBN 13: 9781617201592
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 158
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