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Marsilio Ficino and His World
Sophia Howlett
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Description for Marsilio Ficino and His World
Hardback. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
This book makes the case for Marsilio Ficino, a Renaissance philosopher and priest, as a canonical thinker, and provides an introduction for a broad audience. Sophia Howlett examines him as part of the milieu of Renaissance Florence, part of a history of Platonic philosophy, and as a key figure in the ongoing crisis between classical revivalism and Christian belief. The author discusses Ficino’s vision of a Platonic Christian universe with multiple worlds inhabited by angels, daemons and pagan gods, as well as our own distinctive role within that universe - climbing the heights to talk with angels yet constantly confused ... Read more
This book makes the case for Marsilio Ficino, a Renaissance philosopher and priest, as a canonical thinker, and provides an introduction for a broad audience. Sophia Howlett examines him as part of the milieu of Renaissance Florence, part of a history of Platonic philosophy, and as a key figure in the ongoing crisis between classical revivalism and Christian belief. The author discusses Ficino’s vision of a Platonic Christian universe with multiple worlds inhabited by angels, daemons and pagan gods, as well as our own distinctive role within that universe - climbing the heights to talk with angels yet constantly confused ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Series
Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137539458
SKU
V9781137539458
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About Sophia Howlett
Sophia Howlett is Associate Vice President for Learning Support at Kean University, USA. She obtained a DPhil in Renaissance Philosophy and Literature from the University of York, UK and graduated from Cambridge University, UK. She was previously Dean at Central European University (CEU), Hungary. She has taught Philosophy and Literature at Kean University, CEU, the University of Teesside, and the ... Read more
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