Icastes: Marsilio Ficino's Interpretation of Plato's Sophist

Michael Allen J. B., 2016

Overview

This 2016 paperback edition presents Michael Allen's study of Marsilio Ficino's engagement with Plato's Sophist. Ficino, a pivotal figure in fifteenth-century Florence, was instrumental in developing and spreading Renaissance Platonism. His perspective on the Sophist, which he considered Plato's foremost ontological dialogue, offers significant insights. The dialogue also served as a platform for Ficino to examine themes such as man as artist and creator, reflecting his broader humanist, philosophical, and magical interests.

Who it's for

• Students and scholars of philosophy
• Researchers of Renaissance intellectual history
• Classicists and literary scholars
• Those interested in Neoplatonism

Key features

• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 328
• Publisher: Acmrs (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renais
• Publication Year: 2016
• ISBN: 9780866988186