The Letters of Marsilio Ficino: Volume 9

by Farndell, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780856832895
• ISBN10: 0856832898
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-01-01
• Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn

Summary

Spanning from the end of 1489 to the spring of 1491, this compilation of letters by Marsilio Ficinoone of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissancedates to what is to become the final decade of his life. As they provide insight into how Ficino drew on Platonic philosophy and Christian theology to advise his correspondents on how to deal with the practical affairs of life, these letters are written to the likes of Lorenzo de Medici and well-established members of the ecclesiastical hierarchy who would be able to protect him from future action from the Curiathe Church had recently cleared him of the charges of involvement with magic, predictive astrology, and spirit-worship. Intriguing and enlightening, this volume exemplifies Ficino's ability to rise above the limits of time, place, and individuality.

Author Biography

Arthur Farndell has been a member of the team of scholars at the School of Economic Science in London for more than 35 years. He is the translator of many of Marsilio Ficino's commentaries on Plato's Dialogues, which have been published in four volumes as All Things Natural, Evermore Shall Be So, Gardens of Philosophy, and When Philosophers Rule.