Machiavelli
Machiavelli believed that rulers should always be morally good, no matter what.
What is False? - He argued that rulers must sometimes act immorally to protect the state.
Pico believed that humans were equal to angels and animals, he believed we all had the same capacities.
What is false? Pico thought that since humans had the concept of "the self" they could form their own destinies unlike the predetermined paths of angels and animals.
Which 2 Italian Artists that we mentioned played a Significant role in the Renaissance?
Who is Da Vinci and Michelangelo?
In Machiavelli’s philosophy, virtù refers to:
A) Moral goodness
B) Skill, decisiveness, and adaptability
C) Religious devotion
D) Luck and chance
What is B? - Skill, decisiveness, and adaptability
Plato and Pico had the same philosophies.
What is false? Pico's ideas were much less centred on religion and often directly went against Plato's philosophies. (He also went against the philosophies of Christianity and Islam)
Who was referred to as the "father of humanism"?
Who is Petrarch?
Machiavelli wrote both The Prince (about republics) and Discourses on Livy (about monarchies)?
What is false? The Prince and Discourses on Livy were both written by Machiavelli, but The Prince was about monarchies and Discourses on Livy was about republics. That was a cheeky trick question!!
Pico and Petrarch both thought one should give up their desires to live a predetermined "good life."
What is false? Pico and Petrarch believed you have to free yourself from natural limits like the body, to explore your mind and self, which then allows you to pursue any desires you have.
Petrarch's humanist philosophies inspired Pico to develop his humanist philosophies.
What is true? Pico lived in the 15th century and Petrarch in the 14th, with Petrarch being credited as a father of humanism his work would have been really prevalent in the lives and oral history of philosopher's of the 15th century.