Tearing Plato to Pieces: Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola and Marsilio Ficino on the History of Platonism.

This article considers Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandolos understanding of the history of Platonism in his Examen vanitatis. It analyzes his sources and methods for understanding the history of philosophy--genealogical source criticism, historiographical analysis, and comparative history-- and argu...

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Published in:	Renaissance & Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 103 - 134
Main Author:	ROBICHAUD, DENIS J.-J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Iter Canada Fall2019
Subjects:	Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco, 1470-1533 Platonists Plato, 428-347 B.C. History of philosophy Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494 Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499
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