A book in this tradition reversed the negative perception of the "Saturnine humor" by producing the modern idea of a "melancholy genius.
A book in this tradition reversed the negative perception of the "Saturnine humor" by producing the modern idea of a "melancholy genius." One thinker from this movement posited a higher and lower soul, the latter of which inclines towards the body. Frances Yates established the influence of occult and Hermetic thought on this tradition. This philosophy, which was promoted by Iamblichus and Proclus, was mixed with Christian theology in the Three Books on Life. Philosophers in this tradition often focused on henosis, or unity with "the one." This tradition was revived by students of Marsilio Ficino at the Florentine Academy, and its earlier exponents included Porphyry and Plotinus. For 10 points, name this philosophical tradition adopted in the Renaissance, to revive the author of The Republic.
A book in this tradition reversed the negative perception of the "Saturnine humor" by producing the modern idea of a "melancholy genius.
Neoplatonism