▁number ▁of ▁Renaissance ▁the olog ians ▁who ▁took ▁insp iration ▁from ▁ne o - Pl aton ism ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁Form s . ▁Mars ilio ▁F ic ino ▁( 1 4 3 3 – 1 4 9 9 ) ▁argued ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁underlying ▁unity ▁to ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁soul ▁or ▁love , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁counter part ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁ideas . ▁According ▁to ▁Giovanni ▁P ico ▁della ▁Mir and ola ▁( 1 4 6 3 – 1 4 9 4 ), ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁F ic ino , ▁truth ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁many , ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁two , ▁trad itions . ▁According ▁to ▁Ag ost ino ▁Ste u co ▁( 1 4 9 7 – 1 5 4 8 ) ▁there ▁is ▁" one ▁principle ▁of ▁all ▁things , ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁knowledge ▁among ▁all ▁pe op les ." ▁ ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁The ▁contemporary , ▁scholar ly ▁orient ed ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁continues ▁this ▁met aph ys ical ▁orientation . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁School , ▁the ▁per enn ial ▁philosophy ▁is ▁" absolute ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁infinite ▁Pres ence ." ▁Ab solute ▁Tr uth ▁is ▁" the ▁per enn ial ▁wisdom ▁( s oph ia ▁per ennis ) ▁that ▁stands ▁as ▁the ▁trans c endent ▁source ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁intr ins ically ▁orth odox ▁relig ions ▁of ▁hum ank ind ." ▁In finite ▁Pres ence ▁is ▁" the ▁per enn