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From Friar To Radical Thinker
- Giordano Bruno moved from Dominican friar to wandering scholar after his heterodox interests surfaced.
- Early exposure to Averroes and mnemonic arts shaped his lifelong blend of philosophy, memory techniques, and cosmology.
Royal Favor In Paris
- In Paris Bruno became a royal lecturer under Henry III and joined the moderate politique faction.
- He used the position to publish memory-focused works and satirical plays that criticized societal corruption.
Oxford Row And The Italian Dialogues
- Bruno lectured at Oxford and offended local scholars, calling one a pig and provoking a fight.
- The altercation pushed him to write the six-volume Italian Dialogues defending his cosmology and moral critiques.