Johannes Kepler fuses Platonist philosophy with a modified version of Copernicus’ astronomy.
Medieval attitudes towards homosexuality, sex and chastity, and the status of women. Authors discussed include Aquinas, Catherine of Siena, and Chaucer.
Ficino describes a “Platonic” love purified of sexuality, prompting a debate carried on by Pico della Mirandola, Pietro Bembo, and Tullia d’Aragona.
Anne Sheppard joins Peter to discuss aesthetics from Plato to Proclus
The life, times and dialogues of Plato