A philosopher from this country conceived of an egalitarian metropolis ruled by a priest named Metaphysic in a book presented as a dialogue between a knight and a sailor. An astrology-obsessed philosopher from this country defended the immortality of the soul in the eighteen-volume treatise Platonic Theology. A friar from this country proposed that the universe was homogeneously composed of earth, fire, air, and water in his (*) On the Infinite Universe and Worlds, for which he was burned at the stake. Though not Greece, the Platonic Academy was founded in this country, which was also home to a man who authored 900 theses and kicked off the humanist movement with his Oration on the Dignity of Man. For 10 points, name this country home to Marsilio Ficino, Giordano Bruno, and Pico Della Mira
A philosopher from this country conceived of an egalitarian metropolis ruled by a priest named Metaphysic in a book presented as a dialogue between a knight and a sailor. An astrology-obsessed philosopher from this country defended the immortality of the soul in the eighteen-volume treatise Platonic Theology. A friar from this country proposed that the universe was homogeneously composed of earth, fire, air, and water in his (*) On the Infinite Universe and Worlds, for which he was burned at the stake. Though not Greece, the Platonic Academy was founded in this country, which was also home to a man who authored 900 theses and kicked off the humanist movement with his Oration on the Dignity of Man. For 10 points, name this country home to Marsilio Ficino, Giordano Bruno, and Pico Della Mirandola.
A philosopher from this country conceived of an egalitarian metropolis ruled by a priest named Metaphysic in a book presented as a dialogue between a knight and a sailor.
Italy