Marsilio Ficino 1433 – 1499
Marsilio Ficino (1433 – 1499) was an Italian philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Renaissance and Platonism.
Marsilio Ficino was an Italian Renaissance philosopher, priest, and physician at the court of the Medici in Florence. He produced the first complete Latin translation of the dialogues of Plato and of the Enneads of Plotinus, decisively reintroducing Platonism to the Western tradition. His own Platonic Theology argued for the immortality of the human soul on the basis of its capacity for endless contemplation. As director of the Florentine Academy he shaped Renaissance humanism, the theory of love, and early modern natural philosophy.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Italian
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Renaissance, Platonism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Marsilio Ficino:
“The soul is partly in eternity and partly in time.”
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Attributed to Marsilio Ficino:
“Love is the desire of beauty.”
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Attributed to Marsilio Ficino:
“We become what we love.”
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Attributed to Marsilio Ficino:
“There is nothing in the world more beautiful than friendship.”
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Attributed to Marsilio Ficino:
“Mortal things wear out with time, but the soul, since it is divine, lives forever.”
Marsilio Ficino by topic
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- Marsilio Ficino was born in 1433 and died in 1499.
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- Marsilio Ficino was an Italian philosopher of the Modern era.
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- Marsilio Ficino was associated with Renaissance and Platonism.
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- Marsilio Ficino was an Italian Renaissance philosopher, priest, and physician at the court of the Medici in Florence.
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- There are 11 attributed quotations from Marsilio Ficino in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.