A great philosopherPico della Mirandola was an Italian philosopher and humanist. Many people would consider Pico della Mirandola to be the ideal man of the Italian Renaissance. Pico really helped the Renaissance, he had a huge impact on a lot of other philosophers, and a lot of other philosophers influenced him. Pico della Mirandola once said: “Whatever seeds each man cultivates, they will grow to maturity and bear their own fruit in him. If they are vegetative, it will be like a plant. »(BrainyQuote). Pico della Mirandola had the greatest influence on Renaissance philosophy because of his book, Oration on the Dignity of Man, his 900 theses, and his religious impact. Pico was born into a noble family near Modena on February 24, 1463. He was the son of Giovan Francesco I and Guila Boiardo. He was born with an extraordinary gift for learning. He studied canon law in Bologna, then moved to Ferrara, continued his studies, then to Padua ("Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)), where he met one of his most important teachers, Elia del Midigo. (“Giovanni Pico della Mirandola” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). He was now studying philosophy. He moved to Florence in 1484, where he became one of the most active members of the Platonic Academy of Lorenzo de' Medici, and he also became the leading exponent of Neoplatonism. In Florence, he deepened his knowledge of Platonism (“Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)). In 1485, he left Florence for Paris where the citadel of Aristotelian scholasticism was located. He also studied Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic as well as Latin and Greek (Rebhorn 57). At the age of 22, just before leaving Paris, he had made his first significant contribution to philosophy. He defended ...... middle of paper ......f Philosophy. np, 2012. Web. April 9, 2014. “Giovanni Pico della Mirandola: Conclusions sive Theses DCCCC.” Esoteric archives. np, 2001. Web. March 30, 2014. Gundersheimer, Werner. The Italian Renaissance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993. E-book. Lejay, Paul. “Giovanni Pico de la Mirandola. » The Catholic Encyclopedia. Flight. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. March 30, 2014. “Pico della Mirandola.” Early modern times/The Italian Renaissance. Richard Hooker, 1996. The web. March 30, 2014. “Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)” Medici Palace. np, 2007. Web. April 9, 2014. “Pico della Mirandola-Humanist and philosopher. » Epic world history. Blogger and Web. April 9, 2014. Rebhorn, Wayne. Renaissance Debates on Rhetoric. Ithaca: Cornell University, 2000. eBook. “The beginnings of modern philosophy”. Web space. np, 2000.Web. March 30 2014.