<P> The Neoplatonic Florentine Academy was founded after Gemistus Pletho reintroduced Plato 's thoughts to Western Europe during the 1438 -- 39 Council of Florence . It was sponsored by Cosimo de ' Medici , led by Marsilio Ficino and supported by Medici until death of Lorenzo Medici . It was never a formal group but the members considered themselves a modern form of Plato 's Academy . Important members were Poliziano , Cristoforo Landino , Pico della Mirandola , and Gentile de ' Becchi . The academy would proceed to translate into Latin all of Plato 's works , the Enneads of Plotinus , and various other Neoplatonic works . </P>
<P> The Neoplatonic Florentine Academy was founded after Gemistus Pletho reintroduced Plato 's thoughts to Western Europe during the 1438 -- 39 Council of Florence . It was sponsored by Cosimo de ' Medici , led by Marsilio Ficino and supported by Medici until death of Lorenzo Medici . It was never a formal group but the members considered themselves a modern form of Plato 's Academy . Important members were Poliziano , Cristoforo Landino , Pico della Mirandola , and Gentile de ' Becchi . The academy would proceed to translate into Latin all of Plato 's works , the Enneads of Plotinus , and various other Neoplatonic works . </P>
who founded the platonic academy of philosophy in florence
who founded the platonic academy of philosophy in florence
Cosimo de ' Medici
Cosimo de ' Medici