Full Idea
The fabled phenomenon of Renaissance Platonism is peripheral.
Gist of Idea
Renaissance Platonism is peripheral
Source
Robert Pasnau (Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 [2011], 05.3)
Book Reference
Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.84
A Reaction
The point is that only a few Italians pursued the Platonic line. Pasnau suggests Cartesian dualism as a possible influence from Plato.