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The Oration on the Dignity of Man (De hominis dignitate in Latin) is a public discourse composed in 1486 by Pico della Mirandola, an Italian scholar and philosopher of the Renaissance. It remained unpublished until 1496.
A thing surpassing belief and smiting the soul with wonder. Still, how could it be otherwise? For it is on this ground that man is, with complete justice, considered and called a great miracle and a being worthy of all admiration.
Learn about the controversial speech by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola that glorifies human beings as the most wondrous of God’s creations. Find out how he claims that human destiny is not predetermined, but subject to free will and intellectual thought.
Jun 3, 2008 · Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–94) is, after Marsilio Ficino, the best known philosopher of the Renaissance: his Oration on the Dignity of Man is better known than any other philosophical text of the fifteenth century. Pico was also remarkably original—indeed, idiosyncratic.
This is a new translation of and commentary on Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, the Oration on the Dignity of Man. It is the first English edition to provide readers with substantial notes on the text, essays that address the work's historical, philosophical and theological context, and a survey of its reception.
- Pico della Mirandola
- 1985
Learn about Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's Renaissance philosophy and his 900 theses on various topics. Find out how he argues that man is the most fortunate creature and can rise or fall depending on his actions.
A book review of a new translation and commentary of Pico della Mirandola's Oratio, a Renaissance philosophical text that explores the nature and potential of human beings. The review praises the collaborative effort, the historical and philological details, and the sources of the Oratio.
