Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) is famous for being a heretic and for endorsing the Copernican system of the planets. This book identifies his place in the Aristotelian tradition. Occasionally, Bruno taught Aristotle at universities, and great part of his philosophy is engaging in interpreting and correcting Aristotle. In discussing the history of philosophical theories Bruno showed that the thorough study of the history of philosophy generates philosophy.Paul Richard Blum is T.J. Higgins, S.J., Chair in Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, USA. He studied philosophy in Germany and Italy and taught in Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Besides Renaissance philosophy he specializes in early modern scholasticism.

Table of ContentsPreface to the English EditionForeword to the German EditionIntroductiona. Topic and taskb. Bruno's teachings on Aristotlec. Overview of the order of presentationd. Preliminaries to Bruno's method of receptionI. Logic1. Aristotle's Topics2. Transcendental Logic3. Ars Lulliana and Ars Memoriae4. Syllogisms and Categories5. Ens Rationis and Ens RealeII. Cosmology6. Location and Space7. Abstraction and Extrapolation8. Multitude of Worlds9. The Infinite10. Distinctions of the Infinite11. Natural and Relative Location12. The Infinite by Division13. The Minimum14. Time and the Atom of TimeIII. Principles of Nature15. Teleology and Reason in Nature16. The Concept of Nature in Bruno's Philosophy17. Matter as Substratum of Forms18. The Mode of Being of Matter: Substratum, Substance, Subject19. The Principles Matter and Form20. Matter in the Dialectic Oneness of Being21. The Natural Principles in the Context of the Method of ReceptionIV. Unity and Multiplicity22. Unity as Substance23. The Unmoved Mover24. Physical and Metaphysical Motion25. Immanence and Transcendence in the Unity of God and Nature26. Absolute Immanence27. Verification28. Thought as Motion29. Outcome and ConclusionAbbreviationsBibliographyIndex of Names