Mirandola

Humanism became almost entirely extinct, though it doesn't completely die out. the existence of the catholic humanist was far and few in between. one such christian was Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Giovanni played a vital role in the introduction of Humanism into the christian church with his book Oration on the Dignity of Man. the book's main arguing point is that “transcendence into the divine is the highest form of the humanist experience…

Augustine of Hippo and Pico della Mirandola hold opposing positions on what they believe the human potential is. Augustine believes a human beings potential is predestined, at God's will, because of original sin. Whereas Pico believes the human potential is unlimited, because God created us to be “Sovereign craftsman” because he the “Greatest craftsman” had nothing new he could give to us (pp. 117). Augustine and Pico although they do not agree on the issue of a person's potential, do…

philosophy empowered humans and emphasized the potential of man. Hermeticism was another philosophy that further backed Neoplatonic views. It shed a new view of humankind by creating a sense that humans were divine beings with creative power. Pico della Mirandola famous Renaissance piece Oration of the Dignity of Man featured many “nuggets of universal truth” and was heavily influenced by…

People create art for many different reasons. It can be to reflect on their worldview, their place in time. To record historical data. Or to create what it is they were seeing around them. It was often used to express ideas, and expand on current ones. In an example of a more expressive reasoning, such as the romantics during the Industrial revolution, where their everyday life was a waking nightmare. The lower class citizens around them worked for almost no pay, had horrendous living and…

Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin brought many changes to the world of science. Darwin brought forth a paradigm shift in our way of thinking with his theory of evolution, going against the views of the bible, which at that time was viewed as concrete knowledge. Freud would make many modern advancements in the world of psychology, psychoanalysis and biology. Both of these men would controversially alter many views and theories, this in turn would therefor alter the views of human nature. Many…

As humans we are placed at the very center of the world with the unique ability to shape our own destiny and exercise our free will in the pursuit of virtue. This very humanistic ideal was championed by the 15th century philosopher Pico della Mirandola, in his book “Oration on the Dignity of Man” (1486). The very notion that we could have such power similar to a Creator or a Divine entity was—at the time— considered heresy by the Papacy. But why did they consider it heretical? The answer is…

Thomas Neubauer Dr. Pratt HU141 February 10, 2015 The Revival of Classicism and Rise to Humanism The Renaissance was a period that lasted from the fourteenth century to the seventeenth century, and was hallmarked with its advancements in Art, Music, Science, and the introduction of Secularism and Humanism. The period can trace its roots back to Italy, which was made up of several city states, from these city states, the Renaissance expanded into northern Europe, where the ideas flourished and…

Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Othello captures the true essence of an Aristotelian tragedy through the rise and fall of Othello The Moor, and his wife Desdemona. The sovereignty, and love both held for themselves, and one another slips away in a battle for power championed by Iago. Othello, leader of men, purveyor of lands, and lover of Desdemona falls ever so swiftly from his stately manner to a disgraced, dead man by the end of the play. His insatiable appetite to prove…

During this time was when he started to engage in personalities from people as in Pico della Mirandola, Angelo Polizano, and Marisillio Ficino. By the age of 16, he produced two relief sculptures know as, the Battle of the Centarus and the Madonna of the Stairs, where he showed his style of precocious age. Michelangelo documented his first two works…

There have been many popes and they all have had parts in history, either they have been good or bad. Julius II was a very influential figure in all of the years of the Catholic church and in my opinion he is near the top. He was a lover of arts and in fact he was donned the patronage of art and literature. He also led his armies in battles wearing full armor while battling in the War of the Holy League and the Italian Wars. He did many things for the Holy city to make it better, which included…