Titre
The letters of Marsilio Ficino, volume 2 (being a translation of Liber III)
Auteur
Ficino, Marsilio
Langue
anglais
ISBN
9780856830365
Éditeur
Shepheard-Walwyn
Prix
€ 19,95(Excl. toute livraison)
Détails
1982, 121pp, hardcover with dust jacket, 1982, 121pp, in very good condition, photo=book
Plus d'informations
Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ( Liber III ), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both book two and three of Ficino's Letters were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's Republic . Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity. It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire. It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ( distinguished scientist and astronomer ), Ficino observes - If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre.
Images
Boekhandel Shambala
Alkmaar 
Welkom bij Boekhandel Shambala!
Na het plaatsen van uw bestelling ontvangt u van mij binnen 3 dagen een ontvangstbevestiging met nadere gegevens over betaling en verzending van het boek (als een boek door de brievenbus past, zijn de verzendkosten binnen Nederland via PostNL € 4,35; naar België zijn de verzendkosten via DPD € 7,00 voor een pakket tot 3 kilo, ook als het niet door de brievenbus past).
Let op dat mijn mail in uw SPAM-box terecht kan komen!
Groetjes van Fleur
- Tous les livres sont en état complet et normal, sauf indication contraire. De petites imperfections comme une page collée ou un nom sur la feuille ne sont pas toujours mentionnés
- Vous gérez directement cette commande avec Boekhandel Shambala
- Après votre commande vous et Boekhandel Shambala recevrez une confirmation par e-mail. Dans l'e-mail que vous pouvez trouver, vous pouvez trouver le nom et l'adresse de Boekhandel Shambala
- L'acheteur paie les frais de livraison, sauf accord contraire
- Boekhandel Shambala peut demander un prépaiement
- Boekwinkeltjes.nl essaie de rapprocher les acheteurs et les vendeurs. Boekwinkeltjes.nl n'est jamais impliqué dans un accord entre l'acheteur et le vendeur. Si vous avez un différend avec un ou plusieurs utilisateurs, vous devez le réparer vous-même. Vous indemnisez Boekwinkeltjes.nl de toute réclamation.