Platonic Theology: Books I-IV
- ISBN-10
- 0674003454
- ISBN-13
- 9780674003453
- Series
- Platonic Theology
- Category
- Immortality
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Marsilio Ficino
Description
Platonic Theology is the visionary and philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. This work, translated into English for the first time, is a key to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.
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