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Ficino

British  
/ fiˈtʃiːno /

noun

  1. Marsilio (marˈsiːlio). 1433–99, Italian Neoplatonist philosopher: attempted to integrate Platonism with Christianity

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However, Ficino argued, the human soul existed at the center of the universe, because it combined aspects of both the godly world and the physical world in which humans lived.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

One of the most important of the Italian Neoplatonists was Marsilio Ficino, who translated all of Plato’s works from ancient Greek to Latin and synthesized Platonic thought with the teachings of Christianity.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

In Italy meanwhile the pseudo-platonism which Ficino and Bembo were expounding, omitted any interference with it.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar

Marsilio Ficino was a philosopher, and his chief aim was a reconciliation of ancient philosophy with Christianity.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

It was here that he lay dying when he wrote to Marsilio Ficino to come to him.

From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Hutton, Edward

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