Theologia Platonica
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Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theologia Platonica canonical | 2 |
| Ficino's Theologia Platonica | 1 |
| Theologia Platonica de immortalitate animorum | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theologia Platonica Context triple: [Marsilio Ficino, notableWork, Theologia Platonica]
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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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C.
On the Soul
On the Soul is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
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D.
On the Soul and the Resurrection
On the Soul and the Resurrection is a theological-philosophical dialogue by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the nature of the soul, death, and the afterlife in a Christian Platonic framework.
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E.
Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theologia Platonica Target entity description: Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
-
B.
Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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C.
On the Soul
On the Soul is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
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D.
On the Soul and the Resurrection
On the Soul and the Resurrection is a theological-philosophical dialogue by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the nature of the soul, death, and the afterlife in a Christian Platonic framework.
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E.
Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of Renaissance philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate the immortality of the human soul
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to provide a systematic Christian interpretation of Plato ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Theologia Platonica
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surface form:
Theologia Platonica de immortalitate animorum
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| approximateCompositionEnd | 1470s ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1460s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Platonic Academy of Florence ⓘ |
| author | Marsilio Ficino ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| doctrine |
centrality of the soul in the cosmos
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emanation from God and return to God ⓘ hierarchical structure of reality ⓘ immortality of the rational soul ⓘ |
| field |
Christian theology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysical treatise
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theological work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of Renaissance Platonism
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major synthesis of Platonism and Christianity in the 15th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian humanism
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Pico della Mirandola ⓘ
surface form:
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Renaissance Platonism ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance Platonists
early modern metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Plato ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ Proclus ⓘ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology
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Platonism ⓘ hierarchy of being ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ relationship between God and creation ⓘ |
| mainTitle | Theologia Platonica self-link ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian Platonism
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Renaissance Platonism ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 18 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian philosophy
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Neoplatonism ⓘ Platonism ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Florence ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ficino's Latin translation of Plato
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Ficino's Latin translation of Plato ⓘ
surface form:
Ficino's letters
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| timePeriod |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
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Ficino's Theologia Platonica
this entity surface form:
Theologia Platonica de immortalitate animorum