Symbolic Imagination and Magical Memory in the Philosophy of Giordano Bruno
Author: Julian ScottJanuary 26, 2023
Imagination is the faculty that allows us to form or see images in our minds. Using elements from the physical world, imagination allows us to transcend it and build ‘castles in the air’. But there is more to imagination than mere fantasy. It also allows us to perceive images which are the reflections of ideas. These are the symbols as containers of ideas. In the sixteenth century, a [...]
Growing in Memory and Imagination – a Revolution
Author: Delia Steinberg GuzmánApril 30, 2017
Even though we are separated by several centuries from the intellectual revolution initiated by Giordano Bruno, it is a revolution that it is still very interesting to join. It starts by increasing our memory, in other words, by knowing how to live. Instead of passing through life like a leaf on the wind, we can gather experiences, not being afraid to cherish and assimilate them, but extracting [...]