Savonarolo's Crusade Against Philosophy

Savonarolo's crusade against philosophy really got going around 1494 in the wake of Lorenzo's death and Pietro's exile when anti- Medici polemic became central to his public persona. He received that support from among others the Valori family, which makes sense since Francesco Valori had been one of the patricians who helped push Pietro de Medici out of the city. It may be that with his attacks on philosophy in general and Platonism in particular, Savonarolo was on the one hand venting his hostility to the Medici and on the other hand, competing with Marcellio Ficino for patronage. Once you look past the sarcastic