What was Marsilio Ficino's role in the Medici dynasty?
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Ficino was a scholar priest supported by Cosimo d' Medici. Cosimo created a Platonic Academy in Florence and installed Ficino as its head. Ficino translated Plato from Greek to Latin and believed it was his duty to harmonize Christian and pagan traditions. Neoplatonism was the modern usage of Platonic thought.
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In a scene from the famous Sophocles play Oedipus Rex, Oedipus begins one of his many lines with "You are at prayer, and in answer,/if you will heed my words/and minister to your own disease,/you may hope for help and win relief"." He then continues to speak for another 70 lines. He is not the only person on stage and he is directly speaking to another character. What kind of language element is this?
A. soliloquy B. aside C. narration D. monologue
The philosophy of __________ was based on the premise "Doubt everything."
A) Galileo B) Descartes C) Newton D) Kepler E) Bacon
Almost all Native American religions believe in
a. the sacred nature of the earth. b. the Great Spirit. c. that life is suffering. d. a universal soul.
What are the goals of set design?
What will be an ideal response?