Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 206 Pater, Walter 1839 1894 Pater, Walter Horatio Pater, Walter H. (Walter Horatio) Giordano Bruno Produced by Alfred J. Drake. HTML version by Al Haines. "Giordano Bruno" by Walter Pater is a philosophical work that explores the life and ideas of the Italian thinker Giordano Bruno, which falls under the category of biography and philosophical narrative. Written during the late 19th century, particularly in the Victorian era, the book delves into Bruno's radical thoughts on metaphysics, pantheism, and the nature of the universe. Pater emphasizes Bruno’s quest for intellectual freedom and his belief in the interconnectedness of all things as a manifestation of the divine in nature. The book provides an in-depth analysis of Bruno’s philosophy, presenting him as a figure deeply influenced by his monastic upbringing, yet yearning for a broader understanding of existence that goes beyond the dogmatic constraints of his time. Pater portrays Bruno as a passionate seeker of knowledge, whose engagement with ancient philosophical texts, such as those of Plotinus and Plato, led him to develop a unique worldview that embraced pantheism and the notion of the divine spirit pervading all elements of nature. Throughout the narrative, Pater reflects on Bruno's ability to blend philosophy with poetic expression, illustrating how his ideas resonated with the ideals of the Renaissance and challenged the conventional belief systems of his era, ultimately leading to his persecution by the Church. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Essays Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: Philosophy & Ethics 59736 2025-08-02T10:36:19.384796 text/html 55333 2020-12-27T20:44:26 text/html 85712 2025-08-02T10:36:23.352761 application/epub+zip 84447 2025-08-02T10:36:21.136758 application/epub+zip 84448 2025-08-02T10:36:19.954785 application/epub+zip 162384 2025-08-02T10:36:24.947768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155842 2025-08-02T10:36:22.721769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123346 2022-09-02T13:35:01.878079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53501 2025-08-02T10:36:19.148779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53451 2020-12-27T20:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18553 2025-08-02T10:36:25.119770 application/rdf+xml 11329 2025-08-02T10:36:20.538775 image/jpeg 3008 2025-08-02T10:36:20.273773 image/jpeg 22181 2020-12-27T20:44:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 21434 2020-12-27T20:44:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 82493 2025-08-02T10:36:19.391779 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia