Question

you, with no limit or no bound, may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature. we have placed you at the worlds center so that you may survey everything else in the world. we have made you neither of heavenly nor of earthly stuff, neither mortal nor immortal, so that with free choice and dignity, you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose. (from \oration on the dignity of man\ by giovanni pico della mirandola) which is the most complete paraphrase of the passage? 1. humans have no limits because they have free will. 2. since their only limits are self - imposed, humans control what they become. 3. because they have free will, humans are the center of everything in nature. 4. humans can become whatever they choose in the world.

Explanation:

The passage emphasizes that humans have the freedom to choose their own nature and form, with self - imposed limits being the only ones. Option 2 captures this idea as it mentions self - imposed limits and humans controlling what they become. Option 1 only focuses on free will and no limits. Option 3 wrongly emphasizes humans being the center of nature due to free will. Option 4 is too simplistic and doesn't mention self - imposed limits.

Answer:

1. Since their only limits are self - imposed, humans control what they become.