When Philosophers Rule: Ficino on Plato's Republic, Laws & Epinomis
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ancient
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780856833687 | |
| Publisher: | Shepheard-Walwyn | Publication: | August 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Shepheard-Walwyn | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780856833687 |
| Publisher: | Shepheard-Walwyn |
| Publication: | August 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Shepheard-Walwyn |
| Language: | English |
Searching for a definition of good government, this commentary from Marsilio Ficino examines three Platonic dialogues that have had a profound effect on Western statesmen and jurists. A leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance-who translated all the works of Plato into Latin-Ficino prepared these notes for Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the republic of Florence, who aspired to be the kind of enlightened ruler Plato described.
Searching for a definition of good government, this commentary from Marsilio Ficino examines three Platonic dialogues that have had a profound effect on Western statesmen and jurists. A leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance-who translated all the works of Plato into Latin-Ficino prepared these notes for Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the republic of Florence, who aspired to be the kind of enlightened ruler Plato described.
