A Hungry Mind: Giordano Bruno, Philosopher and Heretic

September 10, 2008 | This article appeared in the September 29, 2008 edition of The Nation.

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Ingrid Rowland's Giordano Bruno rediscovers the Renaissance philosopher and heretic.

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Paula Findlen

Paula Findlen teaches history at Stanford University and is the author of Possessing Nature: Museums, Collecting, and...

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