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.
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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.
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It is not easy to value the services of Marsilio Ficino at their proper worth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
Ficino was too poor himself to undertake the publication of his works, and this was the case with not a few of the distinguished authors of the age.
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Humphreys, Arthur Lee
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
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