Three Books on Life
Author: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Angela Voss
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2006-12-19
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1556435606
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Marsilio Ficino was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. Though an ordained priest, he was also a practicing astrologer and magician whose daunting life’s work was to reconcile religious faith with philosophical reason — which included integrating pagan magical practice with Christianity. In a lengthy introduction, editor Angela Voss puts Ficino’s achievement in context as a complete re-visioning of traditional astrological practice and the beginning of a humanistic and psychological approach that prefigured contemporary holistic approaches to astrology as therapy.
Author: Arthur Farndell
Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn
Published: 2006-09-01
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0856833657
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Under the patronage of the Medici family, Marsilio Ficino translated into Latin and commentated on the meaning and implications of key works by Plato—including 25 of Plato’s dialogues and 12 letters ascribed to the philosopher. The 40 concise articles in this collection comprise the first English translation of Ficino’s works and provide an insightful glimpse into the philosophy that contributed to the Renaissance.
Author: Carol V. Kaske
Publisher: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies
Published: 2019-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780866988223
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Marsilio Ficino
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Published: 2002-07
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780856831973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The problems that taxed the minds of people during the Renaissance were much the same as those confronting us today. In their perplexity, many deep-thinking people sought the advice of Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the leader of the Platonic Academy in Florence, a magnet for the most brilliant scholars of 15th-century Europe. In devoting his life to the study and translation of the great dialogues of Plato and the Neoplatonists, Ficino and his colleagues were midwives to the birth of the modern world. Ficino was fearless in expressing what he knew to be true. Covering the widest range of topics, his letters offer a profound glimpse into the soul of the Renaissance.
Author: Robert of Flamborough
Publisher: PIMS
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9780888440181
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mary Quinlan-McGrath
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-02-20
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 0226922855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. But this was the understanding of light radiation held by certain natural philosophers of early modern Europe, and that, argues Mary Quinlan-McGrath, was why educated people of the Renaissance commissioned artworks centered on astrological themes and practices. Influences is the first book to reveal how important Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also—perhaps even primarily—functional. From the fresco cycles at Caprarola, to the Vatican’s Sala dei Pontefici, to the Villa Farnesina, these great works were commissioned to selectively capture and then transmit celestial radiation, influencing the bodies and minds of their audiences. Quinlan-McGrath examines the sophisticated logic behind these theories and practices and, along the way, sheds light on early creation theory; the relationship between astrology and natural theology; and the protochemistry, physics, and mathematics of rays. An original and intellectually stimulating study, Influences adds a new dimension to the understanding of aesthetics among Renaissance patrons and a new meaning to the seductive powers of art.
Author: Amos Edelheit
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 904744275X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents a detailed account of Ficino’s De Christiana religione and of Pico’s Apologia, in the context of the evolution of a humanist theology. Focusing on the relations between humanism, theology, and politics, it concludes with the Savonarola affair.
Author: Platina
Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The most popular book by the Italian philosopher Platina (1421-81), in facing pages of Latin and English, is introduced with a 45-page biography, a 45-page account of the text and its revisions, and a chronological list of Platina's works. The text itself is highly annotated mostly with references to his sources. The introduction and text are indexed separately. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Heath W. Lowry, Jr.
Publisher:
Published: 2011-05-11
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781611437263
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