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Platonic Theology

By Marsilio Ficino
Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library
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Platonic Theology is the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino, a key figure in the Renaissance revival of Plato. Drawing from Neoplatonic thinkers like Plotinus and Proclus, Ficino endeavours to harmonise Platonism with Christianity, aiming to spark a spiritual renaissance and restore a golden age. This work is essential for understanding Renaissance art, thought, culture, and spirituality. This edition, the sixth and final volume of the I Tatti Renaissance Library, includes comprehensive indexes to the entire work and is the first English translation of this seminal text.
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This work is ideal for scholars and students of Renaissance philosophy, Italian humanism, and the history of Neoplatonism. It will also engage readers interested in the intersection of classical philosophy and Christian theology during the Renaissance period.

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Platonic Theology

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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Platonic Theology is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. A student of the Neoplatonic schools of Plotinus and Proclus, he was committed to reconciling Platonism with Christianity, in the hope that such a reconciliation would initiate a spiritual revival and return of the golden age.

His Platonic evangelizing was eminently successful and widely influential, and his Platonic Theology, translated into English for the first time in this edition, is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.

This sixth and final volume of the I Tatti Renaissance Library edition includes comprehensive indexes to the whole work.

Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library

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The I Tatti project’s edition is praised for its accurate Latin text and accessible English translation, making Ficino’s challenging work approachable for scholars and students alike. It appeals not only to those interested in Italian humanism but also to readers concerned with the history of Platonism and Neoplatonism. The edition is expected to stimulate further scholarship on Platonic Theology, shedding new light on Ficino’s thought and providing comprehensive analysis. -- Maude Vanhaelen, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674019867

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 June 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by James Hankins
  • Translated by Michael J. B. Allen
  • Translated by Michael J. B. Allen
  • Edited by James Hankins
  • Translated by Michael J. B. Allen
  • Edited by James Hankins

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 432

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Marsilio Ficino Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library

About the Author

Michael J. B. Allen is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. James Hankins is Professor of History at Harvard University and founder and General Editor of the I Tatti Renaissance Library. He is the author of Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy, winner of the Marraro Prize and a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year; Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena; and Plato in the Italian Renaissance; and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy. Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on Renaissance philosophy and political thought, he is a Corresponding Member of the British Academy.

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