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The Middle Ages were hard times for everyone. These articles The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, and Oration on the Dignity of Man, written by Pico della Mirandola, describe to different ideals for a man to live by for this time period.

In Kempis "The Imitation of Christ" he portrays to the reader that in order for your soul to have rest one must turn their entire soul to god and forget the contemporay world. He stats that one must suffer for christ in order to be with him. Kempis is a very religious man and believes strongly in that one must give up everything for thy god.

Mirandola's "Oration on the Dignity of Man" is an opposite way of thinking from Kempis article. Mirandola proclaims the worth of human nature. To achieve diferent levels of intellect through one's own self reliance. For man to use his gift of reason. Mirandola, almost as an unconscious act, shows an idiocy in christan ethics while proclaiming his ideals. Through his writings Mirandola protrays himself as a humanist, one who believes strongly in mankind.

These two articles easly tie in with the movie "The Name of the Rose." One can relate Kempis and his writings to the Francican monks. Nether are willing except or even look for the reasonable explantions to things. The word of god and the bible are the only things that seem to matter to them. You find them quickly jumping to the bible to explain things even though the evedence doesn't support their claim. One can find examples of this through out the whole movie especially after someone dies. The movie also shows their close mindedness to the contempary world. One small example of this was when Willian if Baskerville had to quickly cover up his tools that were laying on his bed when the Francican monk came in. However, in difference to Kempis one can relate Mirandola and his writtings to the Benedictines. Both have their eyes wide open to the world around them and use their intellect to interpet it. Never to except the easy answer that doesn't entirely match the question. Willian of Baskerville himself is a prime example of this humanist philosphy.

Mirandola and Kempis do have things in common, however, it is the differences that that keep them apart from each other.

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: The Middle Ages were hard times for everyone. These articles The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, and Oration on the Dignity of Man, written by Pico della Mirandola, describe to different ideals for a man to live by for this time period. : In Kempis "The Imitation of Christ" he portrays to the reader that in order for your soul to have rest one must turn their entire soul to god and forget the contemporay world. He stats that one must suffer for christ in order to be with him. Kempis is a very religious man and believes strongly in that one must give up everything for thy god. : Mirandola's "Oration on the Dignity of Man" is an opposite way of thinking from Kempis article. Mirandola proclaims the worth of human nature. To achieve diferent levels of intellect through one's own self reliance. For man to use his gift of reason. Mirandola, almost as an unconscious act, shows an idiocy in christan ethics while proclaiming his ideals. Through his writings Mirandola protrays himself as a humanist, one who believes strongly in mankind. : These two articles easly tie in with the movie "The Name of the Rose." One can relate Kempis and his writings to the Francican monks. Nether are willing except or even look for the reasonable explantions to things. The word of god and the bible are the only things that seem to matter to them. You find them quickly jumping to the bible to explain things even though the evedence doesn't support their claim. One can find examples of this through out the whole movie especially after someone dies. The movie also shows their close mindedness to the contempary world. One small example of this was when Willian if Baskerville had to quickly cover up his tools that were laying on his bed when the Francican monk came in. However, in difference to Kempis one can relate Mirandola and his writtings to the Benedictines. Both have their eyes wide open to the world around them and use their intellect to interpet it. Never to except the easy answer that doesn't entirely match the question. Willian of Baskerville himself is a prime example of this humanist philosphy. : Mirandola and Kempis do have things in common, however, it is the differences that that keep them apart from each other.

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