Much recent work has been done on Plato's notion of the female Guardian, but examples are limited. Jane Duran argues that aristocratic women of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are indeed exemplary and embody theconcept of Guardianship.
"Recent work on the Platonic notion of the Guardian has focused on the female Guardian, or {28}Philosopher Queen,
The guardian question -- Philosopher queens -- Theology and philosophy -- The 1500s as a time of change -- Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke -- Katherine Parr, queen consort -- Elizabeth I -- Science and philosophy -- The 1600s and intellectual ferment -- Margaret Ca…
Much recent work has been done on Plato's notion of the female Guardian, but examples are limited. Jane Duran argues that aristocratic women of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are indeed exemplary and embody the concept of Guardianship.
"In 1484, humanist philosopher and theologian Marsilio Ficino published the first complete Latin translation of Plato's extant works. Students of Plato now had access to the entire range of the dialogues, which revealed to Renaissance audiences the rich ancient landscape of myth…
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Prosopon/Persona: Philosophy and Rhetoric -- Chapter 2. Ficino and the Platonic Corpus -- Chapter 3. Socrates -- Chapter 4. Pythagoras and Pythagoreans -- Chapter 5. Plato -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Heuristic Prosopography of Ficin…
In 1484, humanist philosopher and theologian Marsilio Ficino published the first complete Latin translation of Plato's extant works. Students of Plato now had access to the entire range of the dialogues, which revealed to Renaissance audiences the rich ancient landscape of myths…
In 1484, humanist philosopher and theologian Marsilio Ficino published the first complete Latin translation of Plato's extant works. Plato's Persona is the first book to undertake a synthetic study of Ficino's interpretation of the Platonic corpus.
