Marsilio ficino and the relig ion of the philosophers. Intending to pursue the same career as his father, he studied medicine at the university of. Grouped into three sections, they cover such topics as priesthood, the influence of hermetic monism, plotinus and. Marsilio ficino italian philosopher and theologian. Marsilio ficino 143399 combined elements drawn from different. Though an ordained priest, he was also a practicing astrologer and magician whose daunting lifeas work was to reconcile religious faith with philosophical reason a which included integrating pagan magical practice with christianity. He was a priest, a doctor and musician, but is best known for his work as a translator of classic works, author and philosopher. Giovanni pico della mirandola, the italian humanist philosopher and scholar was another of his students. Marsilio ficino, born october 19, 1433, figline, republic of florence italydied october 1, 1499, careggi, near florence, italian philosopher, theologian, and linguist whose translations and commentaries on the writings of plato and other classical greek authors generated the florentine platonist renaissance that influenced european thought for two centuries. Marsilio ficino was an italian scholar and catholic priest who was one of the most influential.
Pdf marsilio ficino and the religion of the philosophers. Alleditio princeps del 3 dicembre 1489, per i tipi di antonio miscomino di firenze, seguirono numerosissime edizioni, senza contare quelle dellopera om. Pdf this essay seeks to characterize the way marsilio ficino thought about the. Marsilio ficino stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Marsilio ficino was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early italian renaissance.
The platonic theology is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of marsilio ficino 14331499, the florentine scholarphilosophermagus who was largely responsible for the renaissance revival of plato a student of the neoplatonic schools of plotinus and proclus, he was committed to reconciling platonism with christianity, in the hope that such a reconciliation would initiate a. Figline, actual italia, 1433 florencia, 1499 filosofo y humanista italiano. Il filosofo, qui riprende il rapporto tra luno e il molteplice di plotino, interpretandolo in chiave cristiana. Marsilio ficino italian philosopher and theologian britannica. Marsilio ficino, one of the greatest figures of the italian renaissance, was born in florence, on october 19, 1433. Apaiz helenista eta filosofoa, florentziako eskola platonikoko irakasle izan zen, eta margarita nafarroakoa, paracelso, john colet eta lorentzo medici izan zituen ikasleen artean. Storia della vita di marsilio ficino, filosofo italiano. This volume consists of 21 essays on marsilio ficino 143399, the great florentine scholar, philosopher and priest who was the architect of renaissance platonism and whose longlasting influence on philosophy, love and music theory, medicine and magic extended across europe. Boer, famous for his modern translations, has buggered poor ficinos beautiful writing to the point where it is often nigh impossible to decipher the original meaning. He was also an astrologer, a reviver of neoplatonism in touch with every major academic. Marsilio ficino, italian philosopher, theologian, and linguist whose translations. Marsilio ficino author of commentary on platos symposium. Delle divine lettere del gran marsilio ficino, 1563. Figline valdarno, toskana, 1433ko urriaren 19a careggi, florentzia, 1499ko urriaren 1a italiar filosofo eta humanista izan zen.
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