
HoP 344 - The Count of Concord - Pico della Mirandola
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Pros and Cons of Pico
In 1487 Pico was condemned, not for the obvious reason that he was acting like an obnoxious and arrogant rich kid, but on the more serious charge of heresy. Theses range over so much territory, covering everything from the Eucharist to the inadequacy of Aristotle's explanation of the saltiness of the sea - we'd need Pico himself to tell us all that he had in mind. Unfortunately though, the debate was called off after the Pope had a look at Pico's list of Theses.
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