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
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 Edward Hutton
He was thoroughly acquainted with the writings of Ficino, and quotes him among his approved masters.
From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Rufus Matthew Jones
Astarotte's discourses upon theology and physical geography are so learned that this part of the Morgante was by Tasso ascribed to Ficino.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
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