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Renaissance Philosophy. Florence. Cosimo de Medici Platonic Academy (1459) Marsilio Ficino. Plato v. Aristotle. Plato. Socrates Doubt Skepticism. Great Chain of Being. Hierarchy of existence Humanity Giordano Bruno Universe God. Pico and Humanity. Pico Create own destiny
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Florence • Cosimo de Medici • Platonic Academy (1459) • MarsilioFicino
Plato • Socrates • Doubt • Skepticism
Great Chain of Being • Hierarchy of existence • Humanity • Giordano Bruno • Universe • God
Pico and Humanity • Pico • Create own destiny • Unlimited potential • Quote from God: We have made you a creature such that you may, as the free and proud shaper of your own being, fashion yourself in the form you may prefer.
Hermeticism • Greek philosophical school • Renaissance revival • Elements • God (one) • Truth • Alchemy, Astrology, Magic • Reincarnation
Changing Views of the Universe • View of nature • Creation • Objectification • Bacon • Father of scientific method
Copernicus • Geocentric • Senses • Aristotle • Church • Heliocentric
Changing Views of Universe • Newton • Mechanistic
Philosophy • Natural • Science • Moral • Philosophy • Politics • History • Providence • Human actions