Gianfrancesco Pico Della Mirandola (1469–1533) and His Critique of Aristotle

Abstract

The origins of this book go back to I956 when it was suggested to me that a study on the philosophy of Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola would furnish an important addition to our knowledge of the philosophy of the Italian Renaissance. It was not, however, until I960 that I could devote a significant portion of my time to a realization of this goal. My work was essentially completed in 1963, at which time it was presented in its original form as a doctoral dissertation in the Philosophy Department of Columbia University. Since then I have made many minor improvements and several chapters have been extensively reworked.