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A student of almost any aspect of the Renaissance encounters time and again references to the works and influence of Plato and Aristotle. In this programme Professor Ferguson presents a broad pictu...re of their work and of the varying interpretations and emphases placed upon certain aspects of their thought by philosophers who succeeded them, up to the time of the Renaissance. In particular he outlines the stages by which Christian thinkers had adapted the vision of Plato and Plotinus and transmitted it to the Church, where, in the great period of scholasticism it was overlaid with the thought of Aristotle, until it burst into new "Life in the academies of the Renaissance".
A student of almost any aspect of the Renaissance encounters time and again references to the works and influence of Plato and Aristotle. In this programme Professor Ferguson presents a broad pictu...re of their work and of the varying interpretations and emphases placed upon certain aspects of their thought by philosophers who succeeded them, up to the time of the Renaissance. In particular he outlines the stages by which Christian thinkers had adapted the vision of Plato and Plotinus and transmitted it to the Church, where, in the great period of scholasticism it was overlaid with the thought of Aristotle, until it burst into new "Life in the academies of the Renaissance".
| Module code and title: | A201, Renaissance and Reformation |
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| Item code: | A201; 06 |
| Recording date: | 1971-09-13 |
| First transmission date: | 21-02-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:12 |
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| Producer: | Prudence Smith |
| Contributors: | John Ferguson; John Gabriel; Olive Gregg |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Plato and Aristotle |
| Master spool number: | TLN37FM197J |
| Production number: | TLN37FM197J |
| Available to public: | no |
