{"product_id":"commentary-on-plotinus-9780674303218","title":"Commentary on Plotinus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA preeminent Renaissance philosopher on the founder of Neoplatonism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarsilio Ficino (1433-1499) was the leading Platonic philosopher of the Renaissance and is generally recognized as the greatest authority on ancient Platonism before modern times. Among his greatest accomplishments as a scholar was his 1492 Latin translation of the complete works of Plotinus (204-270 CE), the founder of Neoplatonism. The 1492 edition also contained an immense commentary that remained for centuries the principal introduction to Plotinus's works for Western scholars. At the same time, it constitutes a major statement of Ficino's own late metaphysics. The I Tatti edition, planned in six volumes, contains the first modern edition of the Latin text and the first translation into any modern language. The present volume also contains a summary of Ficino's argumentation in the commentary on Plotinus' \u003ci\u003eFirst Ennead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marsilio Ficino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674303218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGersh, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephen Gersh is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marsilio Ficino \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229133516957,"sku":"9780674303218","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7d1cf1b7-86c0-4808-b545-073ee1c9aaa4.jpg?v=1778576056","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/commentary-on-plotinus-9780674303218","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}