Friend to Mankind: Marsilio Ficino, 1433-1499
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Eighteen essays reexamine Ficino’s life and work focusing on three essential aspects: his significance in his own times, his spreading influence throughout Europe and over subsequent centuries in many areas of thought and creativity, and his enduring relevance today. Translation of his major works from Latin enables a new generation to rediscover and share Ficino’s vision of human potential.
ForewordIntroduction1Marsilio Ficino - A Man for All Seasons15A Man of Compassion29In Praise of the One - Marsilio Ficino and Advaita37Fellow Philosophers44Ficino's Influence in Europe64Ficino on the Nature of Love and the Beautiful76Ficino and Astrology88Ficino and Portraiture101Dean Colet106Ficino and Shakespeare122Music and Marsilio Ficino133Ficino on Law and Justice142Translating Ficino149Marsilio Ficino: Magus and Cultural Visionary159Marsilio Ficino and Medicine167A Little Lesson in 'Counter-Education': A Dialogue with the Ghost of Ficino on the Theme of Psychotherapy181Marsilio Ficino on Leadership194Ficino's Message to the Church Today200Further Reading209The Contributors212
