in 300 words each

1. how can the human being approach the divine and what does human dignity consist of according to Pico della Mirandola in the Discourse on the dignity of man? Answer with reference to the Discourse on the Dignity of Man and the text "A New Spirit in the West" 2. What do the words virtu and fortune mean to Machiavelli? Why is Machiavelli's The Prince considered one of the first studies in political science? Answer based on the Prince, the text "A new spirit in the West" and the article on Machiavelli in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 3. What does the proper use of reason consist of according to Descartes' "method" in Discourse on the method? Discuss in relation to the text of Descartes and the chapter "A new world of reason and reform