Pico Della Mirandola on Trial - Heresy, Freedom, and Philosophy

Pico della Mirandola On Trial uses Pico's Apology, his self-defence against heresy charges, to show that his work was in no way progressive - or 'humanist' - and that his main authorities were medieval clerics and theologians, not secular Renaissance intellectuals.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Humanism Goes to Hell


• 2: What's in a Word?


• 3: What Can Be Taken On? Pico's Q4


• 4: Where Is God's Body? Pico's Q6, Q9 and Q10


• 5: Is Heresy Willful? Pico's Q8


• Conclusions: Pico Free and Unfree

About the author

Brian Copenhaver is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and History in UCLA's Departments of Philosophy and History, where he held the Udvar-Hazy Chair of Philosophy and History. Until 2003, he served as a Dean or a Provost for twenty-two years, most recently as Provost of UCLA's College of Letters and Science. From 2004 until 2011, he directed UCLA's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Summary

Pico della Mirandola On Trial uses Pico's Apology, his self-defence against heresy charges, to show that his work was in no way progressive - or 'humanist' - and that his main authorities were medieval clerics and theologians, not secular Renaissance intellectuals.

Product details

• Authors: Copenhaver, Brian P. Copenhaver, Brian P. (Distinguished Professor Emer Copenhaver, Copenhaver Brian P., Editor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780192858375
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285837-5
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy