Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,906,031,601 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ficino
(redirected from Marsilio Ficino)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Ficino (Italian) [fiˈtʃiːno]
n
(Biographies / Ficino, Marsilio (1433-1499) M, Italian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Marsilio (marˈsiːlio). 1433-99, Italian Neoplatonist philosopher: attempted to integrate Platonism with Christianity


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
He explores the notion the writers Candia, Isaac Abarbanel, Judah Hayyat, Elia Hayyin ben Binyamin of Genzzano, Yohanan Alemanno, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Marsilio Ficino.
1460s-1480s Translations of Plato's and Plotin's works and the so-called Corpus Hermeticum (tracts allegedly written in ancient Egypt said to contain secret wisdom) into Latin by Marsilio Ficino provide Renaissance scholars with the crucial texts to develop a concept of occult forces in nature that can be studied and manipulated.
Marsilio Ficino was one of the famous alchemist and astrologer of this era.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.