The word "secular" is appended to this philosophy in modern non-theistic movements. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this philosophy popular during the Renaissance, which elevated the status of human beings and downplayed the importance of supernatural beings.
ANSWER: humanism
[10m] This Renaissance humanist wrote that man could ascend the great chain of being in his Oration on the Dignity of Man.
ANSWER: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
[10h] The Oration on the Dignity of Man served as an introduction to Pico's collection of this many theses, which attempted to combine Christianity, Neoplatonism, Kabbalah, and several other philosophies.
ANSWER: 900
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