The Man Without Dignitas: On the Concepts of Dignity and Indignation in Pico della Mirandola’s Oratio
Journal title RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
Author/s Raphael Ebgi
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/1
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 42-55 File size 208 KB
DOI 10.3280/SF2026-001004
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The article aims to offer a new interpretation of the concept of ‘dignitas’ in Pico’s thought, with particular reference to his best-known work, the Oratio de hominis dignitate. Analysis is conducted both from a textual histo- ry and a philosophical perspective in order to show how previous interpretations are unconvincing, thus laying the foundations for a different exegetical proposal. The arti- cle concludes with a note dedicated to specific occurrences of the terms ‘indignatio’ and ‘nemesis’ in Pico’s work, the first with a clear rhetorical- moral connotation and the second used in an astrological context.
Keywords: Pico della Mirandola, Oratio de hominis dignitate, human dignity, indigna- tion, nemesis.
Raphael Ebgi, L’uomo senza dignitas: sui concetti di dignità e indignazione nell’Oratio di Pico della Mirandola in "RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA" 1/2026, pp 42-55, DOI: 10.3280/SF2026-001004