Giordano Bruno distinguished contemplation from heroic striving in knowing

Evidence

The reference is to the Dell’eroico furore (1585) of Giordano Bruno (1548 1600), in which a distinction is made between knowledge as contemplation and as active striving or “heroic fury”. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2597

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the Bruno distinction between knowledge as contemplation and as active striving — a conceptual pair relevant to Gramsci’s theory of intellectual/practical activity.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2597