The letter of Lauro Quirini to Isotta Nogarola: on the right training of the mind

In his letter to Isotta Nogarola, Lauro Quirini, a humanist scholar of the 15 th century, provides advices related her readings on dialectic and philosophy. Since has willingly devoted herself study these “higher disciplines”, he composes detailed curriculum for her, which consists texts advanced philosophical language content, written either in Latin or ancient Greek. He aspires serve as teacher matters guide through intellectual path that she chose follow, “overcoming own nature”.