Ficino

British  

/ fiˈtʃiːno /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

According to the Platonist Ficino the soul has descended from heaven and has framed a body in which to dwell.

From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.

Yet it cannot be expected that every man should accept the faith without reasoning; and here Ficino found a place for Platonism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Under the Medici, a Platonic academy flourished at Florence, with Ficino and Politian at its head.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron