Oration on the Dignity of Man by Pico Della Mirandola, an Italian Renaissance Philosopher

02/25/25 • 103 min

In this episode I do another live reading of another famous essay, this time it is a lecture called Oration on the Dignity of Man by the Italian Renaissance Philosopher, Pico Della Mirandola. This essay is now considered by scholars to be a "manifesto for the Italian Renaissance."

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Oration on the Dignity of Man by Pico Della Mirandola, part 2

Part 2 of my reading, with live commentary, of the famous essay called Oration on the Dignity of Man by the Italian Renaissance Philosopher, Pico Della Mirandola. This essay is now considered by scholars to be a "manifesto for the Italian Renaissance."

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