During which era was Marsilio Ficino most influential?
Early Italian Renaissance
Middle Ages
Baroque Era
Enlightenment
Answer
Marsilio Ficino was a philosopher, astrologer, and translator who was born in Florence in 1433. He was a member of the Platonic Academy, a group of scholars who studied and promoted the philosophy of Plato. Ficino was also a Christian, and he tried to reconcile Platonic philosophy with Christian theology. He was most influential during the Early Italian Renaissance, a period of cultural and intellectual flourishing in Italy.
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