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.