Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola (1470–1533) was an Italian nobleman and philosopher, the nephew of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. His name is typically truncated as Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola.
Like his uncle he devoted himself chiefly to philosophy, but made it subject to the Bible, though in his treatises, De studio divinæ et humanæ sapientiæ and particularly in the six books entitled Examen doctrinæ vanitatis gentium, he depreciates the authority of the philosophers, above all of Aristotle. He wrote a detailed biography of his uncle, published in 1496, and another of Girolamo Savonarola, of whom he was a follower.
Having observed the dangers to which Italian society was exposed at the time, he sounded a warning on the occasion of the Lateran Council: Joannis Francisci Pici oratio ad Leonem X et concilium Lateranense de reformandis Ecclesiæ Moribus (Hagenau, 1512, dedicated to Willibald Pirckheimer).
He died at Mirandola in 1533, assassinated by his nephew Galeotto, along with his youngest son, Alessandro. His other son Giantommaso was ambassador to Pope Clement VII. Charles B. Schmitt wrote:
Whereas Giovanni Pico had often argued that all philosophies and all religions have attained a portion of the truth, Gianfrancesco said, in effect, that all religions and all philosophies – save the Christian religion alone – are mere collections of confused and internally inconsistent falsehoods. In holding such a view, he sided not only with Savonarola, but with certain of the Fathers and with the Reformers as well. On this point, he was insistent. Christianity is a self-subsistent reality and it has little if anything to gain from philosophy, the sciences and the arts. This central thesis diffuses itself through nearly the whole of Gianfrancesco’s literary output. He writes not to praise or extend the realm of philosophy but to demolish it.[1]
Selected worksedit
De studio divinae et humanae philosophiae (1496)
Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Vita (1496)
De imaginatione (1501)
De providentia Dei (1508)
De rerum praenotione (1506-1507)
Quaestio de falsitate astrologiae (ca. 1510)
Examen vanitatis doctrinae gentium, et veritatis Christianae disciplinae (1520)
Strix sive de Ludificatione Daemonum (1523; translated into Italian in 1524)
Opera Omnia (1573)
Sourcesedit
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Burke, Peter. (1977). "Witchcraft and Magic in Renaissance Italy: Gianfrancesco Pico and His Strix," in Sydney Anglod, ed. The Damned Art: Essays in the Literature of Witchcraft, pp. 32-48. London.
Herzig, T. (2003). "The Demons' Reaction to Sodomy: Witchcraft and Homosexuality in Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola's Strix." The Sixteenth Century Journal, 34, 1, 53.
Kors, Alan Charles and Edward Peters. (2001) Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (Excerpts from the Pico's Strix, pp. 239-44)
Schmitt, C. B. (1967). Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola (1469-1533) and his critique of Aristotle. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff.
Pappalardo, L. (2015). "Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola: fede, immaginazione e scetticismo" (Nutrix, 8), Turnhout: Brepols Publishers.
Referencesedit
^Gianfrancesco Pico Della Mirandola (1469–1533) and His Critique of Aristotle | Charles B. Schmitt | Springer.
External linksedit
Works by Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola at Internet Archive
Giovan Francesco Pico: Biographic overview at the Centro Internazionale di Cultura "Giovanni Pico della Mirandola" 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
giovanni, francesco, pico, della, mirandola, 1470, 1533, italian, nobleman, philosopher, nephew, giovanni, pico, della, mirandola, name, typically, truncated, gianfrancesco, pico, della, mirandola, giovanni, francesco, pico, della, mirandola, contents, biograp. Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola 1470 1533 was an Italian nobleman and philosopher the nephew of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola His name is typically truncated as Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola Giovanni Francesco II Pico della Mirandola Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGianfrancesco was the son of Galeotto I Pico lord of Mirandola and Bianca Maria d Este the daughter of Niccolo III d Este Like his uncle he devoted himself chiefly to philosophy but made it subject to the Bible though in his treatises De studio divinae et humanae sapientiae and particularly in the six books entitled Examen doctrinae vanitatis gentium he depreciates the authority of the philosophers above all of Aristotle He wrote a detailed biography of his uncle published in 1496 and another of Girolamo Savonarola of whom he was a follower Having observed the dangers to which Italian society was exposed at the time he sounded a warning on the occasion of the Lateran Council Joannis Francisci Pici oratio ad Leonem X et concilium Lateranense de reformandis Ecclesiae Moribus Hagenau 1512 dedicated to Willibald Pirckheimer He died at Mirandola in 1533 assassinated by his nephew Galeotto along with his youngest son Alessandro His other son Giantommaso was ambassador to Pope Clement VII Charles B Schmitt wrote Whereas Giovanni Pico had often argued that all philosophies and all religions have attained a portion of the truth Gianfrancesco said in effect that all religions and all philosophies save the Christian religion alone are mere collections of confused and internally inconsistent falsehoods In holding such a view he sided not only with Savonarola but with certain of the Fathers and with the Reformers as well On this point he was insistent Christianity is a self subsistent reality and it has little if anything to gain from philosophy the sciences and the arts This central thesis diffuses itself through nearly the whole of Gianfrancesco s literary output He writes not to praise or extend the realm of philosophy but to demolish it 1 Selected works editDe studio divinae et humanae philosophiae 1496 Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Vita 1496 De imaginatione 1501 De providentia Dei 1508 De rerum praenotione 1506 1507 Quaestio de falsitate astrologiae ca 1510 Examen vanitatis doctrinae gentium et veritatis Christianae disciplinae 1520 Strix sive de Ludificatione Daemonum 1523 translated into Italian in 1524 Opera Omnia 1573 Sources editHerbermann Charles ed 1913 Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Burke Peter 1977 Witchcraft and Magic in Renaissance Italy Gianfrancesco Pico and His Strix in Sydney Anglod ed The Damned Art Essays in the Literature of Witchcraft pp 32 48 London Herzig T 2003 The Demons Reaction to Sodomy Witchcraft and Homosexuality in Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola s Strix The Sixteenth Century Journal 34 1 53 Kors Alan Charles and Edward Peters 2001 Witchcraft in Europe 400 1700 A Documentary History Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press Excerpts from the Pico s Strix pp 239 44 Schmitt C B 1967 Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola 1469 1533 and his critique of Aristotle The Hague Martinus Nijhoff Pappalardo L 2015 Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola fede immaginazione e scetticismo Nutrix 8 Turnhout Brepols Publishers References edit Gianfrancesco Pico Della Mirandola 1469 1533 and His Critique of Aristotle Charles B Schmitt Springer External links editWorks by Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola at Internet Archive Giovan Francesco Pico Biographic overview at the Centro Internazionale di Cultura Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Archived 2012 03 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola amp oldid 1220799875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
