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From the fourteenth century onwards, the Greek thought began to illuminate the West again. Totally ignored during the long centuries of the Middle Ages, the language of Homer regained popularity among intellectuals. Especially in Italy, the ancient texts were researched and translated. Man became the center of attention, something that the previous culture had not granted, thus developing Humanism in preparation for the Renaissance. New universities were set up in European nations and the first academies were created, modeled on the Athenian schools, to encourage the revival of the doctrines of the great Greek philosophers. In philosophy we are witnessing a real revival of Neoplatonic theories which not only incorporate Greek Platonism, but integrate it with both, Neoplatonism already present in a Western context, and with Aristotelism brought in by the Arabs.
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Dicati, R. (2013). The Revival of Astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. In: Stamping Through Astronomy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2829-6_4
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