Florence and the Inspiration of the FuturePROGRAM, Day 3: Thursday, 21 June, 2001
Morning: Ralph AbrahamThe Death of Ficino and the Loss of the SpiritThe loss of the spirit after Ficino's death. The Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the Council of Trento, and the Inquisition. The birth of modern science: Paracelsus, Descartes, Galileo, and Bellarmino. Afternoon: Giannozzo PucciThe Death of Savonarola and the Prophesy of the RenaissanceThe negation of the prophetic spirit after Savonarola's death, and the rise of Utopianism. Scientific thought emerges as the only source of Truth. Nature becomes the defendant. Revised 22 March 2001 by Ralph |