Pico della Mirandola: A Great Philosopher

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A Great Philosopher Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Philosopher and a humanist. A lot of people would consider Pico della Mirandola an ideal man of the Italian Renaissance. Pico really helped the Renaissance, he made a huge impact on a lot of other philosophers, and a lot of other philosophers influenced him. Pico della Mirandola once stated,“Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own fruit. If they be vegetative, he will be like a plant.”(BrainyQuote). Pico della Mirandola was the biggest influence on Renaissance philosophy because of his book, Oration on the Dignity of Man, his 900 theses, and his religious impact. Pico was born into a noble family close to Modena on February 24, 1463. He was the son of Giovan Francesco I and Guila Boiardo. He was born with an extraordinary gift for learning. He studied Canon Law in Bologna, but then he moved to Ferrara, earned more education, and then to Padua (“Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)), there, he met one of his most important teachers, Elia del Midigo (“Giovanni Pico della Mirandola” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). By now he was studying philosophy. He moved to Florence in 1484, while there, he became one of the most active members of Lorenzo de Medici's Platonic Academy, and he also became chief exponent of Neoplatonism. While in Florence, he increased his knowledge on Platonism (“Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)). In 1485, he moved from Florence to Paris where the citadel of Aristotelian scholasticism was. He also studied Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic as well as Latin and Greek (Rebhorn 57) At the age of 22, right before he left Paris, he had made his first important contribution to philosophy-He defended the ... ... middle of paper ... ...f Philosophy. n.p, 2012. Web. 9 April 2014. “Giovanni Pico della Mirandola: Conclusiones sive Theses DCCCC.” Esoteric Archives. n.p, 2001. Web. 30 March 2014. Gundersheimer, Werner. The Italian Renaissance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993. eBook. Lejay, Paul. “Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 30 March 2014. “Pico della Mirandola.” The Early Modern/ The Italian Renaissance. Richard Hooker, 1996. Web. 30 March 2014. “Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)” Palazzo-Medici. n.p, 2007. Web. 9 April 2014. “Pico della Mirandola-Humanist and Philosopher.” Epic World History. Blogger, n.d. Web. 9 April 2014. Rebhorn, Wayne. Renaissance Debates on Rhetoric. Ithaca: Cornell University, 2000. eBook. “The Beginnings of Modern Philosophy.” Webspace. n.p, 2000.Web. 30 March 2014.

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