George Gemistos Plethon. His life and work
Journal Article: HISTORICA THEMATA 01/2011;
Abstract
George Gemistos Plethon was a Byzantine Philosopher, who lived during the 14th and 15th centuries before the fall of the Byzantine Empire. He took part in the Council of Florence and the Council of Ferrara (1438-1439), where he gave a course of lectures on Platonic Philosophy, which was the cause for the founding of Academia Platonica
by Cozimo de Medici (1459). His philosophy is characterized by a social and political ideal, derived from a metaphysical determinism, according to which the freedom of soul is possible through its rational part. His Neoplatonic Philosophy had a very large influence not only on Byzantium but also on the whole culture of Renaissance.
by Cozimo de Medici (1459). His philosophy is characterized by a social and political ideal, derived from a metaphysical determinism, according to which the freedom of soul is possible through its rational part. His Neoplatonic Philosophy had a very large influence not only on Byzantium but also on the whole culture of Renaissance.
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