stage 12
Renaissance Neoplatonism: Ficino, Pico, Bruno
To present Ficinian Neoplatonism as a holistic project: the unification of all ancient traditions and the creation of the 'Ancient Theology' (prisca theologia).
📖 8 cards reading✦ 4 question◷ ~20 min
Stage tree
Reading
Marsilio Ficino: Life and Translations
Question
Verification: Ficino
Reading
Platonic Theology: Core Ideas
Reading
Astrology, Medicine, and Magic in 'On Life'
Question
Verification: Ficino's Magic
Reading
Pico della Mirandola: The Synthesis of All Philosophies
Reading
Giordano Bruno: Heroic Enthusiasm and the Infinite Universe
Question
Test: Bruno
Reading
The Art of Memory: Neoplatonic Magic and Mnemonics
Reading
Neoplatonism in European Hermeticism of the 16th-17th Centuries
Reading
Influence on Art: Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo
Question
Examination: Neoplatonism in Art