Sobre El Amor by Marsilio Ficino
A Renaissance commentary on Plato’s Symposium that portrays love as a cosmic force guiding the soul from attraction to physical beauty toward contemplation of divine Beauty, distinguishing sensual desire from spiritual affection. It outlines stages of ascent through reason and virtue, harmonizes Platonic philosophy with Christian thought, cautions against carnal excess, and celebrates chaste friendship and intellectual companionship as means by which beauty, music, and contemplation elevate the lover toward the Good.
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- Published
- 1484
- Nationality
- Italian
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 150-250 pages
- Original Language
- Latin
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- Alternate Titles
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- Commentarium in Convivium Platonis de amore
- Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love
- De amore
- On Love
- Sopra l'amore
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