Concordia discors: a utopia da pax philosophica em Pico della Mirandola

The ideal of “concordia philosophorum”, at the center of Giovanni Pico's philosophical reflection, is the sign of the deep tension that characterizes the philosophy of the italian Renaissance. In “Oratio de hominis dignitate”, “Commento sopra una canzone de amore” and “De ente et uno”, Giovanni Pico‟s aims is to create a new philosophy based on the ideals of tolerance and peace. In this context, Pico's work is crucial to understanding the importance of humanistic attempts to realize the project ofreligiousconvivenciaand to overcome inter-religious and confessional tensions that traverse the medieval and Renaissance European culture.