Magic and the Dignity of Man Pico della Mirandola and His ‹i›Oration‹/i› in Modern Memory

Magic and the Dignity of Man Pico della Mirandola and His ‹i›Oration‹/i› in Modern Memory

Pico della Mirandola, one of the most remarkable thinkers of the Renaissance, has become known as a founder of humanism and a supporter of secular rationality. Brian Copenhaver upends this understanding of Pico, unearthing the magic and mysticism in the most famous work attributed to him, The Oratio...

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Main Author: Copenhaver, Brian P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, > 1463-1494. > De hominis dignitate.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Cabala and Christianity > Italy > History > To 1500.
Mysticism > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Mysticism > Catholic Church.
Humanism > Italy > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One. DIGNITY
  • Part Two. STORIES ABOUT PICO
  • Part Three. PICO'S ORATION
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Pico's Oration
  • Appendix B. Content of Pico's 900 Conclusions
  • Appendix C. Selections from Pico's 900 Conclusions
  • Appendix D. Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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