Marsilio Ficino and His World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice

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Beskrivning

The author discusses Ficino’s vision of a Platonic Christian universe with multiple worlds inhabited by angels, daemons and pagan gods, as well as our own distinctive role within that universe - climbing the heights to talk with angels yet constantly confused by the evidence of our own senses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-28
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:443 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
Antal sidor:232
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137539458

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Sophia Howlett is Associate Vice President for Learning Support at Kean University, USA. She obtained a DPhil in Renaissance Philosophy and Literature from the University of York, UK and graduated from Cambridge University, UK. She was previously Dean at Central European University (CEU), Hungary. She has taught Philosophy and Literature at Kean University, CEU, the University of Teesside, and the University of York.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface .- Introduction .- Chapter 1: The Myth Reconsidered .-Chapter 2: A Sense of Mission .- Chapter 3: An Anatomy of the Universe .- Chapter 4: The Microcosm .- Chapter 5: The Second Creation .- Chapter 6: A Short History of Impact .- Notes .- Bibliography.