Philosophical, against the common view · thesis 2>66

Thesis 2>66

Latin

Formalitas est actualitas apta per se perficere possibilem intellectum.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 19980

English

A formality is a kind of actuality inherently capable, by itself, of bringing the possible intellect to perfection.

'formalitas' left as the Scotist technical term formality, a real though not fully separate distinction within a thing.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-25 by TRANSLATOR-T05, reworded 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-FIX; sense checked against farmer1998:20039; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 2>, philosophical conclusions dissenting from the common philosophy) · Pico's stance: endorses

Discussed in

• Jean-Marc Mandosio, Beyond Pico della Mirandola: John Dee's formal numbers and real cabala (2012)

Mention records in the corpus: 1 (deterministic harvest; see Method).

Farmer's cross-references

• 1.14 Corpus mobile est subiectum scientiae naturalis.
• 2>68 In omnibus infra deum eadem est materia secundum essentiam, diuersa secundum esse.
• 3.7 Pluralitas formalitatum stat cum idemtitate reali.
• 3>5 Quanto unusquisque modus cognitionis est eminentior, tanto in intellectu disproportionato imperfectior euadit et illi inutilior.
• 3>58 Formalitas est adaequatum obiectum intellectus.
• 5>19 Possibile est ut pars rationalis animae nostrae, quam secundum peripateticos possibilem intellectum uoco, ad hoc perueniat, ut sine coniunct
• 6.9 Calor, si sit etiam separatus, ignem generare poterit.