Tommaso Campanella: The Book and the Body of Nature

A friend of Galileo and author of the renowned utopia The City of the Sun, Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) is one of the most significant and original thinkers of the early modern period. His philosophical project centered upon the idea of reconciling Renaissance philosophy with a radical reform of science and society. He produced a complex and articulate synthesis of all fields of knowledge - including magic and astrology. During his early formative years as a Dominican friar, he manifested...