Directory of Platonism Resources

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In the Renaissance there was a rediscovery of Platonic philosophy in the Western world. The Platonic Academy in Florence played a major role in this.

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• Philosophical Traditions: Renaissance Platonism

  http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~dmycoff/plato.html
  David Mycoff's general summary of some the most important ideas. Originally intended as a background to a poem.

• Platonic Academy

  http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/genscheda.asp?appl=LST&xsl=luogo&lingua=ENG&chiave=700044
  About the academy in Florence. The members included Ficino, Pico and Machiavelli. From the Institute and Museum of the History of Science.

• Renaissance Neo-Platonism

  http://www.hermetic.com/texts/neoplatonism.html
  Article by Richard Hooker reviewing this movement, from its roots in antiquity to its offshoots in the present day.

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