The Christian apologetics developed by Marsilio Ficino is the reference model for the Platonic school founded, at the instigation of Giles of Viterbo (1469-1532), early in the sixteenth century within the Augustinian Order. According to this apologetics there is a continuity between the pagan sapientia, particularly the philosophy of Plato, and the truth revealed in Scriptures. The examination of Giles’ Commentarium ad mentem Platonis allows us to bring out clearly the apologetic role assigned to philosophy, as well as the soteriological value attributed to Platonic wisdom. Giles’ teachings had a pivotal influence on his famous pupil Girolamo Seripando (1492-1563), who was papal legate at the Council of Trent. An unpublished treatise of Seripando entitled De summo bono, wherein the classic representation of Plato as Moses Atticus can still be found, is considered briefly.
Platone come Moses atticus nella scuola platonico-agostiniana del Cinquecento
Vitale, Angelo Maria
2016-01-01
Abstract
The Christian apologetics developed by Marsilio Ficino is the reference model for the Platonic school founded, at the instigation of Giles of Viterbo (1469-1532), early in the sixteenth century within the Augustinian Order. According to this apologetics there is a continuity between the pagan sapientia, particularly the philosophy of Plato, and the truth revealed in Scriptures. The examination of Giles’ Commentarium ad mentem Platonis allows us to bring out clearly the apologetic role assigned to philosophy, as well as the soteriological value attributed to Platonic wisdom. Giles’ teachings had a pivotal influence on his famous pupil Girolamo Seripando (1492-1563), who was papal legate at the Council of Trent. An unpublished treatise of Seripando entitled De summo bono, wherein the classic representation of Plato as Moses Atticus can still be found, is considered briefly.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
