Platonic Theology Books XII - XIV; English translation by Michael J. B. Allen

The Platonic Theology is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. A student of the Neoplatonic schools of Plotinus and Proclus, he was committed to reconciling Platonism with Christianity, in the hope that such a reconciliation would initiate a spiritual revival and return of the golden age. His Platonic evangelizing was eminently successful and widely influential, and his Platonic Theology, translated into English for the first time in this edition, is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance. This is the fourth of a projected six volumes.


OTHER HARVARD BOOKS BY MARSILIO FICINO
Platonic Theology, Volume 1: Books I-IV
Platonic Theology, Volume 2: Books V-VIII
Platonic Theology, Volume 3: Books IX-XI