Why Is Pico Della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man

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Multiple Choice

Why is Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man considered one of the great manifestos of humanism?

• A) He promoted individual free will and the ability to make of themselves what they wish.
• B) He greatly influenced the sculptural style of the age through this written manifesto on Praxiteles.
• C) Through his dissemination of this material, he halted a military coup on the Medici family by warring factions in Flanders.
• D) His friends and family promoted his work to Pope Eugenius, who later appointed him court philosopher.

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