In the second part--_The Philosophy of Bruno_--I have sought to give not a systematic outline of Bruno's philosophy as a whole under the various familiar headings, which would prove an almost impossible task, but a sketch, as nearly as possible in Bruno's own words, of the problems which interested this mind of the sixteenth century, and of the solutions offered. The first chapter points out the sources from which Bruno derived the materials of his thinking. The succeeding chapters are devoted to some of the main works of Bruno,--the _Causa_ (Chapter II.), _Infinito_ and _De Immenso_ (Chapters III. and IV.), _De Minimo_ (Chapter V.), _Spaccio_ (Chapter VI.), and _Heroici Furori_ (Chapter VII.),--and contain as little as possible of either criticism or comment, except in so far as these are implied in the selection and arrangement of the material. I have adopted this method partly because Bruno's works are still comparatively unknown to the English reader, and partly because his style, full as it is of obscurities, redundances, repetitions, lends itself to selection, but not easily to compact exposition. Several phases of Bruno's activity I have left almost untouched--his poetry, his mathematical theories, his art of memory. The eighth chapter turns upon his philosophy of religion, about which there has been much controversy; while the last attempts to bring him into relation and comparison with some of the philosophers who succeeded him. I subjoin a list of works and articles which are of importance for the study of Bruno. Throughout I have referred for Bruno's works to the recent Italian edition of the Latin works, issued at the public expense, 1879 to 1891 (three volumes in eight parts, with introductions, etc.), and to Lagarde's edition of the Italian works--Gotha, 1888. Of the latter there are two volumes, but the paging is continuous from one to the other, page 401 beginning the second volume. J. LEWIS M'INTYRE. /University of Aberdeen/, 16_th July_ 1903. CONTENTS PAGE /Biographies, Works, and Essays/ xiii PART I /Life of Bruno/ 1 PART II /Philosophy of Bruno/ 119 CHAPTER I /The Sources of the Philosophy/ 121 CHAPTER II /The Foundations of Knowledge/ 153 CHAPTER III /The Infinite Universe--The Mirror of God/ 180 CHAPTER IV /Nature and the Living Worlds/ 203 CHAPTER V /The Last and the Least Things: Atoms and Soul-Monads/ 223 CHAPTER VI /The Practical Philosophy of Bruno/ 252 CHAPTER VII /The Higher Life/ 277