{"product_id":"platonic-love-from-antiquity-to-the-renaissance-paperback-softback-9781108435956","title":"Platonic Love from Antiquity to the Renaissance (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108435956","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlatonic Love from Antiquity to the Renaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurveys this influential concept from antiquity through medieval theological debates to Renaissance Neoplatonism and etiquette guides.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarl Séan O'Brien (Edited by), John Dillon (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108435956, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.484 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlatonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. First developed in the Symposium and the Phaedrus, it was taken up by subsequent thinkers in antiquity, entered the theological debates of the Middle Ages, and played a key role in the reception of Neoplatonism and the etiquette of romantic relationships during the Italian Renaissance. In this wide-ranging reference work, a leading team of international specialists examines the Platonic distinction between higher and lower forms of eros, the role of the higher form in the ascent of the soul and the concept of Beauty. They also treat the possibilities for friendship and interpersonal love in a Platonic framework, as well as the relationship between love, rhetoric and wisdom. Subsequent developments are explored in Plutarch, Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ficino, della Mirandola, Castiglione and the contra amorem tradition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: platonic love Carl O'Brien, John Dillon\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Love in Plato: 1. Plato on love Vasilis Politis\u003cbr\u003e 2. The selfishness of platonic love? Carl O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e 3. Love and rhetoric as types of psychagôgia Marina McCoy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Plato on the love of wisdom Elisabeth S. Belfiore\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Development of Platonic Love in Antiquity: 5. Plutarch: expanding the horizons of platonic love Frederick E. Brenk\u003cbr\u003e 6. Love in Plotinus' thought Dominic J. O'Meara\u003cbr\u003e 7. A platonist 'ars amatoria' John Dillon\u003cbr\u003e 8. Desire and love in Augustine Jan-Ivar Lindén\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Love and Metaphysics during the Middle Ages: 9. Divine love and platonic beauty in Dionysius the Areopagite Andrew Louth\u003cbr\u003e 10. Love in the thought of John Scotus Eriugena Max Rohstock\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thomas Aquinas on the connatural, the supernatural, love, and charity Kevin L. Flannery S.J.\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Platonic Love during the Renaissance: 12. Human and divine love in Marsilio Ficino Paul Richard Blum\u003cbr\u003e 13. Marsilio Ficino and Leone Ebreo on beauty Maryanne Cline Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e 14. Pico della Mirandola on platonic love John Dillon\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Contra-Amorem tradition in the Renaissance W. R. Albury\u003cbr\u003e 16. Castiglione and platonic love Reinier Leushuis\u003cbr\u003e 17. Platonic love in Renaissance discussions of friendship Marc D. Schachter.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Medieval%20\u0026amp;%20Renaissance,%20c%20500%20to%20c%201600%20%5BHPCB%5D%22\"\u003eHPCB\u003c\/a\u003e], Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52502988194072,"sku":"9781108435956","price":32.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108435956i.jpg?v=1786322595","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/platonic-love-from-antiquity-to-the-renaissance-paperback-softback-9781108435956","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}