About the Journal

 

The Marsilio Ficino Academy of Humanist Studies aims to revive the forgotten values of Renaissance Humanism and promote actions and initiatives to disseminate these ideas. Without a return to the self-worth of beauty, measure, and harmony; without the foundation of unlimited love and romance; without an insatiable curiosity for the truth about humanity and the universe; and without freedom of expression and creativity, no matter how many immediate vital needs are satisfied, humanity will remain empty, unbalanced, and disappointed.

Academy's actions include among others: displaying articles and texts that embody the humanistic spirit on the Academy's website, organizing free dialogue sessions, inviting scientists and philosophers to present their research, and publishing an annual electronic magazine with articles on art, philosophy, and science.

In this frame we created the journal Giordano Bruno with a scientific committee to receive articles and publish them after peer reviewing. The journal takes its title in honour of the great Renaissance thinker—philosopher, esotericist, and astronomer—who first advanced the concept of an open, infinite universe. His revolutionary ideas ultimately led to his tragic fate: execution by burning at the stake.


Suggested topics:

  • Review articles about recent scientific results in Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence etc.
  • Scientific methodology
  • Epistemology
  • Philosophy of Mathematics
  • History of art
  • Recording of the influence of the social or religious environments on scientific developments
  • Mutual influences between religion, metaphysics, philosophy and science
  • Attempts towards a contemporary humanism
  • Philosophy, with particular reference to Ancient Philosophy and movements of the Renaissance
  • Political philosophy with references to Ancient Greece, Renaissance and Enlightenment
  • History of ideas in Ancient Greece, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment
  • The transition from Renaissance to Enlightenment
  • Renaissance as a paradigm of coexistence of ancient beliefs with Christianity
    Natural philosophy as a meeting place of hard sciences and the humanities
  • Renaissance: Seeking out the divine in a new frame
  • The concept of homo universalis - Benefits and drawbacks of specialisation
    Humanist approaches in Social Sciences

 

 

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