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Originally, the oration “on the dignity of man” (1496) was part of a comprehensive account of philosophical and theological wisdom. Pico (1463–1494) planned to use the oration as a prelude for an in-depth analysis of all the fundamental questions related to God. His plan was to invite the crème de la crème of contemporary academia to discuss his theses, for which he wanted to organize – what would be called today – a first international congress of philosophy and religion (1486). However, this plan backfired, because Pope Innocence VIII banned Pico’s ideas and condemned him as a heretic.
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Lembcke, O.W. (2023). Pico della Mirandola. In: Zanetti, G., Sellers, M., Kirste, S. (eds) Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Studies in the History of Law and Justice, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19542-6_37
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