Bruno
GIORDANO, an Italian philosopher, one of the boldest and most original thinkers of his age, born in Nola, about 1550. He became a Dominican monk, but his religious doubts compelled him to quit his monastery and Italy. He him to quit his monastery and Italy. ly. He embraced the doctrines of Calvin at Geneva, but doubt and free discussion not being in favor there, he went to Paris. He gave lectures on philosophy and, by his avowed opposition to the scholastic system, made himself many bitter enemies. He next spent two years in England, and became the friend of Sir Philip Sidney.
In 1585, he went again to Paris, and renewed his public lectures. After visiting and teaching in various towns in Germany, he returned, in 1592, to Padua, and went afterward to Venice, where he was, in 1598, arrested by the Inquisition and sent to Rome. He lay in prison two years, and, on Feb. 17, 1600, was burned as a are numerous, and abound in bold and noza was indebted to Bruno for some of his theories. Among the works of Bruno are the following: "Della Causa," "Prin- Mondi," "La Cena delle Ceneri," "Specchia della Bestia Trionfante," etc.