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Author: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780674017191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlatonic Theology is the visionary and philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. This work, translated into English for the first time, is a key to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alexander J. B. Hampton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-12-17
Total Pages: 875
ISBN-13: 1108676472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlatonism has played a central role in Christianity and is essential to a deep understanding of the Christian theological tradition. At times, Platonism has constituted an essential philosophical and theological resource, furnishing Christianity with an intellectual framework that has played a key role in its early development, and in subsequent periods of renewal. Alternatively, it has been considered a compromising influence, conflicting with the faith's revelatory foundations and distorting its inherent message. In both cases the fundamental importance of Platonism, as a force which Christianity defined itself by and against, is clear. Written by an international team of scholars, this landmark volume examines the history of Christian Platonism from antiquity to the present day, covers key concepts, and engages issues such as the environment, natural science and materialism.
Author: John Peter Kenney
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 1610970098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this engaging and provocative study, John Peter Kenney examines the emergence of monotheism within Greco-Roman philosophical theology by tracing the changing character of ancient realism from Plato through Plotinus. Besides acknowledging the philosophical and theological significance of such ancient thinkers as Plutarch, Numenius, Alcinous, and Atticus, he demonstrates the central importance of Plotinus in clarifying the relation of the intelligible world to divinity. Kenney focuses especially on Plotinus's novel concept of deity, arguing that it constitutes a type of mystical monotheism based upon an ultimate and inclusive divine One beyond description or discursive knowledge. Presenting difficult material with grace and clarity, Kenney takes a wide-ranging view of the development of ancient Platonic theology from a philosophical perspective and synthesizes familiar elements in a new way. His is a revisionist thesis with significant implications for the study of Greco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian thought in this period and for the history of Western religious thought in general.
Author: Marsilio Ficino
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780674003453
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0791484092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Platonic Philosophy of Religion challenges traditional views of Plato's religious thought, arguing that these overstate the case for the veneration of Being as opposed to Becoming. Daniel A. Dombrowski explores how process or neoclassical perspectives on Plato's view of God have been mostly neglected, impoverishing both our view of Plato and our view of what can be said in contemporary philosophy of religion on a Platonic basis. Looking at the largely ignored later dialogues, Dombrowski finds a dynamic theism in Plato and presents a new and very different Platonic philosophy of religion. The work's interpretive framework derives from the application of process philosophy and discusses the continuation of Plato's thought in the works of Hartshorne and Whitehead.
Author: Proclus
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019395806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis ancient text offers a detailed analysis of Plato's theological philosophy. Proclus, a neoplatonic philosopher of the 5th century, provides insights into the nature of the divine and the role of the philosopher in understanding it. His work continues to be an important reference for scholars of philosophy and theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn
Published: 2010-08-01
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0856833592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarsilio Ficino, a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance who translated all the works of Plato into Latin, examines Plato’s Timaeus, the most widely influential and hotly debated of the Platonic writings. Offering a probable account of the creation and nature of the cosmos, the discussion incorporates such questions as What is the function of arithmetic and geometry in the design of creation? What is the nature of mind, soul, matter, and time? and What is our place in the universe? To his main commentary Ficino adds an appendix, which amplifies and elucidates Plato’s meanings and reveals fascinating details about Ficino himself.
Author: Marsilio Ficino
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780674019867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarsilio Ficino's Platonic evangelising was eminently successful and widely influential. His 'Platonic Theology' is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.
