De vita longa
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De vita longa is a philosophical treatise by Marsilio Ficino that explores how to preserve and extend human life through a blend of medicine, astrology, and Neoplatonic thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| De vita longa canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
align human life with cosmic order
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integrate astrology with medicine ⓘ show how to preserve and extend human life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine Platonism
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Medici court culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Marsilio Ficino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diet and lifestyle
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harmonizing human life with the heavens ⓘ practical rules for long life ⓘ regimen of life ⓘ |
| genre |
Neoplatonic work
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astrological treatise ⓘ medical treatise ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeries |
De vita coelitus comparanda
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De vita sana ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
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Hermetic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonic philosophy ⓘ ancient medical theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
humanist scholars
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learned physicians ⓘ patrons concerned with health and longevity ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
extension of human life
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influence of celestial bodies on human health ⓘ preservation of human life ⓘ relationship between body and soul ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | De vita libri tres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third book of De vita libri tres ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly studies on Renaissance medicine
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scholarly studies on Renaissance philosophy ⓘ scholarly studies on astrology and magic in Ficino ⓘ |
| usesDiscipline |
astrology
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medicine ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Marsilio Ficino, a Florentine philosopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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