THE FACES OF EROS
THE FACES OF EROS
Author(s): Alicja KuczyńskaSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Marcilio Ficino; theory of love; Renaissance
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the Renaissance philosophy of love, grasped as a “metaphysics of love.” Alongside its metaphysical interpretation, the phenomenon of Renaissance philosophy of love was subject to two other kinds of analysis: it was viewed either through the prism of its spiritual form, or as a fashionable social game which demanded that “every courtier recognise knowledge about how many and what varieties of love there are as necessary for his trade.” The author of the Renaissance theory of love was the philosopher Marsilio Ficino, an “alter Plato;” so it is his views on love which are examined in this paper.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 77-88
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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