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Active during the latter decades of the fifteenth century, a group of Florentine philosophers, or Neo-Platonists, drawn to the idealism of Plato led the way in the renewed explorations of truth and perfection.
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Shannon Nuckolls History 351 Renaissance Europe Writing Assignment # 2 Phil Soergel October 24, 2003 Active during the latter decades of the fifteenth century, a group of Florentine philosophers, or Neo-Platonists, drawn to the idealism of Plato led the way in the renewed explorations of truth and perfection. Among the most notable of these "Neo-Platonist" were Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Mirandola, who through their writings and teachings strived to reconcile Platonic philosophy and the Christian religion. Because of this synthesis, Neoplatonic philosophy proved to have far reaching influence on both artists and intellectuals during the remainder of the European Renaissance. For instance, the artistic works and poetries of Michelangelo, undeniably the greatest artist of the Renaissance, illustrate this influence. Overflowing with Neoplatonic ideas, Michelangelo's poetry reveals his beliefs concerning beauty, love, and the struggle of the human soul. One important aspect of Neoplatonic thought during the Renaissance was the manifestation of God in all things beautiful....
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