The Origins of the Platonic Academy of Florence

The Origins of the Platonic Academy of Florence

Arthur Field

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press

pt. 1. The philosophical renaissance and the role of intellectuals: Introduction -- Humanist intellectuals and the Medici party -- pt. 2. The Florentine Lyceum: The students of John Argyropoulos -- The studio controversy -- The teaching of John Argyropoulos -- pt. 3. The Florentine Academy: Scholastic backgrounds -- Marsilio Ficino and the Platonic academy -- Donato Acciaiuoli's commentaries on Aristotle -- Cristoforo Landino and Platonic poetry -- Appendix A: One or two Lorenzo Pisanos? -- Appendix B: Lorenzo Pisano's De amore -- Appendix C: Some notes on minor works of Lorenzo Pisano.

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