Renaissance Platonism

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Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.

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instanceOf historical phenomenon
intellectual tradition
philosophical movement
aimedTo harmonize pagan philosophy with Christian revelation
associatedWithCity Florence
associatedWithRegion Italy
centralTheme ascent of the soul toward God
contemplation of beauty as a path to the divine
correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm
dignity of the human soul
hierarchical structure of reality
synthesis of Platonism and Christianity
contrastedWith Renaissance Aristotelianism
linked to: Aristotelianism
debatedBy scholastic theologians
emergedInPeriod Renaissance
emphasized contemplative life
intellectual and moral perfection of the individual
philosophy as preparation for theology
flourishedInCentury 15th century
16th century
hasKeyText Ficino's Latin translation of Plato
Ficino's Theologia Platonica
linked to: Theologia Platonica

Nicholas of Cusa's De docta ignorantia
Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man
hasMainInfluence Christian theology
Neoplatonism
Plato
Renaissance humanism
influenced Cambridge Platonism
Renaissance art theory
Renaissance literature
Renaissance music theory
Renaissance political thought
Romantic Platonism
early modern natural philosophy
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo
Byzantine scholarship
Greek manuscript transmission
Plotinus
Proclus
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
institutionallyLinkedTo Platonic Academy of Florence
integratesWith Christian angelology
Christian doctrine of creation
Christian doctrine of the Trinity
promotedBy Francesco Patrizi
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Lorenzo Valla
Marsilio Ficino
Nicholas of Cusa
reinterprets Neoplatonic metaphysics
dialogues of Plato
relatedMovement Christian humanism
Hermeticism
Renaissance esotericism
linked to: Hermeticism
supportedByPatron Cosimo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici
usesConcept Platonic Forms
linked to: Platonism

emanation
intellectual intuition
viewedHumanityAs intermediary between material and spiritual realms

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Plato's Symposium influenced Renaissance Platonism
Western philosophy hasHistoricalPeriod Renaissance philosophy
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Marsilio Ficino influenced Renaissance Platonists
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Form of the Good influenced Christian Platonism
subject linked to: the Good (Form of the Good)
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Plotinus influenced Renaissance Platonism
Neoplatonism influenced Renaissance Platonism
the One influenced Renaissance Platonism
Form of Beauty partOf Platonic aesthetics
subject linked to: the Form of Beauty
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Theologia Platonica movement Renaissance Platonism
Theologia Platonica influenced Renaissance Platonists
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
De vita libri tres movement Renaissance Platonism
Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love movement Renaissance Platonism
Platonic Academy of Florence influenced Renaissance Platonism
Giordano Bruno philosophicalSchool Renaissance Neoplatonism
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Francesco Giorgi movement Renaissance Platonism
Iamblichus of Chalcis influenced Renaissance Platonism
Proclus influenced Renaissance Platonism
World Soul influenced Renaissance Platonism
Damascius influenced Renaissance Platonists
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Ficino's Latin translation of Plato influenced Renaissance Platonism
De docta ignorantia philosophicalTradition Renaissance Platonism
De docta ignorantia influenced Renaissance Platonism
Keplerian cosmology influencedBy Renaissance Neoplatonism
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Nicholas of Cusa influenced Renaissance Platonism
Nicholas of Cusa era Renaissance philosophy
linked to: Renaissance Platonism
Francesco Patrizi movement Renaissance Platonism
Ladder of Love influenced Renaissance Platonism