Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, the most famous philosopher of the Italian Renaissance, urged Christians to save their souls with Jewish mysticism-Kabbalah-offering to debate anyone in Italy. Nine Hundred Conclusions offers a definitive new critical edition and translation of the Latin and commentary on Pico's theses that were denounced by the Pope.
Brian P. Copenhaver is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he directed the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.