On the Infinite Universe and Worlds

work by Bruno

Also known as: “De l’infinito universo e mondi”

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Giordano Bruno's work, On the Infinite Universe and Worlds, proposed that the universe is infinite and contains countless worlds, challenging the traditional Earth-centered view of astronomy. He also suggested that all substances share a fundamental unity and that philosophy is for the elite, while religion serves to instruct the less educated. Bruno's ideas anticipated later scientific and philosophical concepts, including the coexistence of different religions. His radical views led to his persecution and eventual execution by the Roman Inquisition.12

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…l’infinito universo e mondi (1584; On the Infinite Universe and Worlds), he developed his cosmological theory by systematically criticizing Aristotelian physics; he also formulated his Averroistic view of the relation between philosophy and religion, according to which religion is considered as a means to instruct and govern ignorant people, philosophy…
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…l’infinito universo e mondi (1584; On the Infinite Universe and Worlds), he developed his cosmological theory by systematically criticizing Aristotelian physics; he also formulated his Averroistic view of the relation between philosophy and religion, according to which religion is considered as a means to instruct and govern ignorant people, philosophy…
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