| Marsilio Ficino: His Theology, His Philosophy, His Legacy Contributor(s): Allen, Michael (Editor), Rees, Valery (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004118551 ISBN-13: 9789004118553 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $157.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2002 Annotation: This volume consists of 21 essays on Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the great Florentine scholar, philosopher and priest who was the architect of Renaissance Platonism and whose long-lasting influence on philosophy, love and music theory, medicine and magic extended across Europe. Grouped into three sections, they cover such topics as priesthood, the influence of Hermetic monism, Plotinus and Augustine, Jewish transmission of the "prisca theologia, the 15th c. Plato-Aristotle controversy, the soul and its afterlife, the primacy of the will, "theriac and musical therapy, the notions of matter, seeds, mirrors and clocks, and other fascinating philosophical and theological issues. Also considered are Ficino's critics, his relationship to the Camaldolese Order, his letters to princes, his influence on art, on Copernicus, on Chapman, and the nature of the Platonic Academy. Contributors: Tamara Albertini, Michael J.B. Allen, Francis Ames-Lewis, Donald Beecher, Christopher S. Celenza, Stephen Clucas, Arthur Field, Hiroshi Hirai, Moshe Idel, Dilwyn Knox, Sergius Kodera, Jill Kraye, Dennis F. Lackner, Jvrg Lauster and Anthony Lev. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 186.4 |
| LCCN: 2001043429 |
| Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.52" W x 9.58" (2.36 lbs) 532 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume consists of 21 essays on Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the great Florentine scholar, philosopher and priest who was the architect of Renaissance Platonism and whose long-lasting influence on philosophy, love and music theory, medicine and magic extended across Europe. Grouped into three sections, they cover such topics as priesthood, the influence of Hermetic monism, Plotinus and Augustine, Jewish transmission of the prisca theologia, the 15th c. Plato-Aristotle controversy, the soul and its afterlife, the primacy of the will, theriac and musical therapy, the notions of matter, seeds, mirrors and clocks, and other fascinating philosophical and theological issues. Also considered are Ficino's critics, his relationship to the Camaldolese Order, his letters to princes, his influence on art, on Copernicus, on Chapman, and the nature of the Platonic Academy. Contributors include: Tamara Albertini, Michael J. B. Allen, Francis Ames-Lewis, Donald Beecher, Christopher S. Celenza, Stephen Clucas, Arthur Field, Hiroshi Hirai, Moshe Idel, Dilwyn Knox, Sergius Kodera, Jill Kraye, Dennis F. Lackner, J rg Lauster, Anthony Levi, John Monfasani, Valery Rees, Clement Salaman, Peter Serracino-Inglott, M. St phane Toussaint, and Angela Voss. |