02570nam 2200505 a 450 991046286170332120200520144314.00-85683-387-80-85683-389-4(CKB)2670000000325695(EBL)1117476(OCoLC)827208422(MiAaPQ)EBC1117476(Au-PeEL)EBL1117476(CaPaEBR)ebr10650648(EXLCZ)99267000000032569520000412d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Friend to mankind[electronic resource] Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) /Michael Shepherd, editorLondon Shepheard-Walwyn19991 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85683-184-0 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Marsilio Ficino - A Man for All Seasons; A Man of Compassion; In Praise of the One- Marsilio Ficino and Advaita; Fellow Philosophers; Ficino's Influence in Europe; Ficino on the Nature of Love and the Beautiful; Ficino and Astrology; Ficino and Portraiture; Dean Colet; Ficino and Shakespeare; Music and Marsilio Ficino; Ficino on Law and Justice; Translating Ficina; Marsilio Ficino: Magus and Cultural Visionary; Marsili a Ficino and MedicineA Little Lesson in 'Counter-Education': A Dialogue with the Ghost of Ficina on the Theme of PsychotherapyMarsilio Ficino on Leadership; Ficino's Message to the Church Today; Further Reading; The Contributors; Back CoverEighteen essays reexamine Ficino's life and work focusing on three essential aspects: his significance in his own times, his spreading influence throughout Europe and over subsequent centuries in many areas of thought and creativity, and his enduring relevance today. Translation of his major works from Latin enables a new generation to rediscover and share Ficino's vision of human potential.PhilosophersItalyPlatonistsItalyPhilosophy, RenaissanceItalyIntellectual life1268-1559Electronic books.PhilosophersPlatonistsPhilosophy, Renaissance.186/.4Shepherd Michael1929-937816MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462861703321Friend to mankind2112510UNINA