Bruno's Radical Critique of Humanism (Giordano Bruno) (Essay‪)‬

Introduction By the time he died in Campo dei Fiori on February 17, 1600, Giordano Bruno had by all accounts--whether because he was delusional or simply to shield himself against the pain of the flames that would burn him alive--an absolute faith in his destiny. Like a winged Icarus in his flight out of the labyrinth, as one reads in Degli eroici furori (Part 1, dialogue 3), he was sure he too would unfold his wings and reach the heights of philosophical speculation (193).