Ficino
Britishnoun
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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
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
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.
Ficino was, moreover, a firm believer in planetary influences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
From Plato he only borrowed something of his literary art, and something of ethical elevation, leaving to Ficino the mysticism which then passed for Platonic science.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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