Philosophy, Music, and Harmony in Ficino’s Thought: A Theory of Divine Inspiration
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In this paper I explore an epistemological approach to Ficino’s philosophy of music which assumes that music is a prerequisite for full philosophical activity (i.e. the individual restitution to the divine unity). This activity is linked to music through the phenomenon of divine inspiration. I will link the epistemological elements in Ficino’s philosophy of music to a theory of divine inspiration (TDI) that dates back to Plato's Ion. Ficino assumes that the same inspiration pertains to the poet and the musician and that, far from being an uncontrolled cognitive phenomenon, it is a factor of great importance in philosophical thought. Thus the paper will be divided into following sections: (a) The TDI presented in Plato’s Ion; (b) the elements which Ficino introduced into this TDI that allowed him to develop his own musical theory; (c) Ficino’s epistemology of inspiration and the role of music in the philosophical movement towards the divine principle.
- Music
- Inspiration
- Ion
- Ficino
- Platonism
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