¿Una teoría de las cinco sustancias em Marsilio Ficino? = A theory of five substances in Marsilio Ficino’s thought?
In this paper I explore the so-called theory of the five substances that has characterized the traditional interpretation of Ficino’s ontology since Kristeller published his book The philosophy of Marsilio Ficino. My point of departure is the first chapter of Book I of his Platonic Theology. I seek...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
| Published: |
Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS)
2018-01-01
|
| Series: | Veritas |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/veritas/article/view/27892/17757 |
| Summary: | In this paper I explore the so-called theory of the five substances that has characterized the traditional interpretation of Ficino’s ontology since Kristeller published his book The philosophy of Marsilio Ficino. My point of departure is the first chapter of Book I of his Platonic Theology. I seek to demonstrate that it is not clear that the five hypostasis or degrees of reality can be identified with the term chr(38)quot;substancechr(38)quot; in Ficino’s text. From the comparison of this chapter with certain passages in his Parmenides’ Commentary, I propose that is more appropriate to describe only the first three hypostasis as chr(38)quot;substanceschr(38)quot;. Therefore, the traditional interpretation of Ficino's ontology is not accurate |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1984-6746 |