A B Collins

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The Secular Is Sacred: Platonism and Thomism in Marsilio Ficino's Platonic Theology (1974)Hardcover - 1974, 31 August 1974

The Secular Is Sacred: Platonism and Thomism in Marsilio Ficino's Platonic Theology (1974)
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Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
31 Aug 1974
ISBN-10
9024715881
ISBN-13
9789024715886

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This book presents a philosophical position examined philosophically. Although it does not go beyond the confines ofFicino's perspective and is governed by standards of historical accuracy, it makes explicit in its explanation ofFicino's text the enduring philosophical questions which are at issue there. True, the book examines in some detail Ficino's relation to his Platonic and Scholastic sources, and this is an issue of primary interest to those who study the history of culture or the his- torical development of philosophy. However, in Ficino's thought, this issue is also a philosophical issue. Ficino chooses Platonism as his guide because this philosophy retains an explicit and essential orientation to religion. When he takes Platonism as the primary instance of philoso- phy, he is taking a stand on the nature of philosophy itself. Philosophy necessarily points toward the divinity and hence is necessarily related to the veneration and worship of its object. Christian theology joins Platonic philosophy in this movement toward God, developing more completely the implications of its fundamental insights. And the 1 "splendor of Christian theology" is Thomas Aquinas. Therefore, to examine the relationship between Platonism and Thomism in Ficino's thought is to examine Ficino's position on the unity of philosophy and theology. Scholars writing about Ficino have pointed to three major influences on his thought. The influence of Plato and the neo-Platonists, of course, is readily recognized.

Product Details

Author:
A B Collins
Book Edition:
1974
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 August 1974
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.42 cm
ISBN-10:
9024715881
ISBN-13:
9789024715886
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Weight:
512.56 gm

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