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Which philosopher was greatly influenced by Socrates during the Italian Renaissance?

  • Leonardo da Vinci

  • Galileo Galilei

  • Niccolò Machiavelli

  • Marsilio Ficino

Answer

Marsilio Ficino, an Italian philosopher during the Renaissance, was greatly influenced by Socrates. Ficino was a key figure in the humanist movement and translated many of Plato's works, which featured Socrates, into Latin.
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