Pico Della Mirandola : New Essays (Hardcover)

1. Introduction M. V. Dougherty; 2. Pico on the relationship of rhetoric and philosophy Jill Kraye; 3. Pico, theology, and the church Paul Richard Blum; 4. Pico della Mirandola's philosophy of religion Michael Sudduth; 5. The birth day of Venus: Pico as platonic exegete in the Commento and the Heptaplus Michael J. B. Allen; 6. Three precursors to Pico della Mirandola's Roman disputation and the question of human nature in the Oratio M. V. Dougherty; 7. Pico on magic and astrology Sheila J. Rabin; 8. Pico's quest for all knowledge Carl N. Still; 9. A philosophical life Francesco Borghesi.