Ficinos commentary on the fatal number in book viii of platos republic. Marsilio ficino italian philosopher and theologian. The more i read this book, the more i felt as though i was reading st. Timaeus, parmenides, sophist, and republic book viii. Marsilio ficino author of commentary on platos symposium on love. Ficino on platos symposium commentaries by ficino on platos writin 9780856835094.
Phaedrus, and the nuptial number in the republic allen 1994. This i found to be quite insightful, and it dealt directly with plato on his. On the upside, the strongest section of the book was the chapter on aristophanes speech. Commentaries by ficino on platos writing 4 books by. Of his original writings the theologia platonica 1482.
Marsilio ficino s most popular book is commentary on platos symposium on love. Marsilio ficino stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Marsilio ficino author of commentary on platos symposium. Eventually ficinos commentary on the symposiuman unorthodox. Marsilio ficinos commentary on platos symposium 1944. Marsilio ficinos commentary on platos symposium by marsilio ficino, 1944, university of missouri edition, in english. Ficino, marsilio internet encyclopedia of philosophy. In the fourteenth century, the poet and humanist francesco. Marsilio ficinos interpretation of platos sophist, edited and translated by michael j. The boundless joy which ficino promises is not an empty promise. Unfortunately, the accolades bestowed upon him were a bit misplaced.
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