Ficinos Academy

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Ficinos Academy

• Premodern Philosophy in Florence
• 1462-1494

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Platonic Academies

• Athens, 380 BCE
• Alexandria, 300 BCE
• Byzantium, 340 CE
• Baghdad, 820
• Florence, 1462
• East Hampton, 1995

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Ficinos Academy Chronology

• 1462 Foundation of Academy
• 1464 Cosimo died
• 1469-92 Lorenzo's rule
• 1494 Medicis expelled, the end

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Florentine Academy Locations

• Villa Careggi
• Farmhouse Careggi
• Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli
• Ficinos townhouse, via SantEgidio

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Florentine Academicians

• Marsilio Ficino, philosopher
• Donato Acciaiuoli, public servant
• Cristoforo Landini, poet
• Francesco da Diacceto, philosopher

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Examples for us

• Bifurcation
• Leadership
• Integration
• Astrology, Magic
• Music, Medicine
• Philosophy, Theology
• Education, Politics