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Marsilio Ficino: Early Humanist Goal For A Latin Release Of Plato

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Marsilio Ficino’s interpretation speaks to the satisfaction of these early Humanist goals for a Latin release of Plato. As researcher Ellen states “The importance of finding this Hermetic work cannot be overestimated” (Rees). His Latin interpretation of Plato advanced the sources accessible to scholars in the West, and along these lines changed the structure and substance of reasoning. Ficino to a great extent completed his interpretation of Plato's finished works in the 1460s, however they didn't show up in print until 1484. Gloria states “Encouraged by the availability of Greek resources and supported by his patron Cosimo de’ Medici, Ficino translated the entire corpus of Plato’s writings from Greek into Latin, making them available to western
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