▁thought . ▁He ▁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 . ▁Plat onic ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Christian ▁the ology ▁both ▁em body ▁this ▁truth . ▁F ic ino ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁philosoph ers ▁including ▁Arist ot elian ▁Sch ol astic ism ▁and ▁various ▁pseud onymous ▁and ▁myst ical ▁writ ings . ▁F ic ino ▁saw ▁his ▁thought ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁development ▁of ▁philosoph ical ▁truth , ▁of ▁ancient ▁pre - Pl at onic ▁philosoph ers ▁( including ▁Z oro aster , ▁Herm es ▁Tr ism eg ist us , ▁Or phe us , ▁Ag la oph em us ▁and ▁P yth ag or as ) ▁who ▁reached ▁their ▁peak ▁in ▁Pl ato . ▁The ▁Pr is ca ▁the ologia , ▁or ▁v ener able ▁and ▁ancient ▁the ology , ▁which ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁ages , ▁was ▁a ▁vit ally ▁important ▁idea ▁for ▁F ic ino . ▁ ▁Giovanni ▁P ico ▁della ▁Mir and ola ▁( 1 4 6 3 – 9 4 ), ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁F ic ino , ▁went ▁further ▁than ▁his ▁teacher ▁by ▁suggesting ▁that ▁truth ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁many , ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁two , ▁trad itions . ▁This ▁proposed ▁a ▁harm ony ▁between ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁Pl ato ▁and ▁Arist ot le , ▁and ▁saw ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Pr is ca ▁the ologia ▁in