Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones (1486) SectionsThe thirteen condemnedScholarshipMethod

Magic · thesis 9>14

Thesis 9>14

Latin

Siqua est natura immediata nobis quae sit uel simpliciter uel saltem ut multum rationaliter rationalis, magicam habet in summo, et eius participatione potest in hominibus esse perfectior.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 25283

The sheet's OCR text joined 'simpliciter' and 'uel' as 'simpliciter_uel'; restored as two words.

English

If there is any nature immediate to us that is rational either simply, or at least for the most part rationally, it holds magic in its highest degree, and by participation in it magic can be more perfect in men.

Sense checked against farmer1998:25325; no divergence.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T09b; sense checked against farmer1998:25325; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 9>, magical conclusions) · Pico's stance: endorses

Farmer's cross-references