Giordano Bruno's philosophical thought on the plurality of worlds

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25770007
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: OKAMOTO Genta 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 准教授 (50647477)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ジョルダーノ・ブルーノ / マラン・メルセンヌ / ガブリエル・ノーデ / 世界の複数性 / 多様性 / 調和 / 循環史観

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to reconsider Giordano Bruno's philosophical thought on the plurality of worlds from the following three points of view: (1) the ontological base and ethical connotation expressed in Giordano Bruno's Sigillus sigillorum, (2) the Renaissance music theory as part of the intellectual history of the plurality of worlds, (3) the naturalization of cyclical view of history in Renaissance and Early Modern philosophy. The research succeeded in revealing the significance that Bruno's theory on the plurality of worlds still retain in our days.

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人文学