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HUMANISM
Recognizing the Beauty of the
Individual
Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS
DEL ROSARIO VIA ALLISON
3ELS
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What is Hum
At the heart of the Italian Renaissancewas an intellectual movement known as
humanism.
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“a system of thought that is
based on the values,
characteristics, and behaviorthat are believed to be best in
human beings, rather than on
any supernatural authority”
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Humanism: An Emphasis on the Ind
Humanists formbelief in theimportance of th
individual .Humanism alsovalued classicalculture.
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Humanists nurturedclassicism in the arts—the
application of Greco-Romanprinciples such as reason,balance, and moderation.
Humanists studied thehumanities, the subjectstaught in ancient Greece andRome.
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The history of the term humanism is cbut enlightening. It was first employed
(as humanismus) by 19th-century Germscholars to designate the Renaissanceemphasis on Classical studies in educa
The rise of humanism can be located 13th-century Florence.
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During the Middle Ages, between about3rd and 13th centuries, life and culture w
primarily focused on the Church and religHowever, toward the beginning of the 14century, the power of the Church began tgreatly decline.
As the power of the Church began to dechumanism grew in popularity.
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Two main causes of the decl
1.“The Bubonic” Plague2.The rise of the market econom
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Humanism VS The Church
Humanism focused on worldly subjects rathereligious issues.
Humanists focused on the present. The Churcfocused on the afterlife.
Humanists believed people should use their ominds and question everything. The Church bpeople should follow its teachings without quin order to save their souls.
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HOW HUMANISM
CHANGED
INDIVIDUAL
INDEPEDENCE
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Prior to the 14th centurEurope, and especially
Europe, practiced the feu
in which wealth was baso
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Due to the plague and the rise of trade, the pof the Church and feudalism shrank and theimportance of the individual grew.
Man and human nature were no longer seentotally sinful and in need of punishment but ias independent, beautiful, and individual creaof God.
particularly seen in the writings of Petrarch, tFather of Humanism, in which he states, 'Samthe mother of disgust, variety the cure!,' or inwords, 'Go on and express yourself!'
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Decline of Feudalism = Rise o
Humanism
Humanists believethat people have theability to think forthemselves and
create their own life.People can do thisapart from socialclass or family.
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King
Nobles
lords
Knight
Peasant
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KEY FIGURES
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Francesco Petrarch “The Fath
Renaissance Humanism”
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• A scholar and a poet who was responsible forecovery of manuscripts and works of Greek
Roman writers (such as those of Cicero) that been lost in monastery libraries.
• Like other writers of his time, he wrote in Lat
• One of the most and influential humanists
• Wrote Sonnets (14-lined poems) such as “Lau“The White Doe” and “Spring”
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Giovanni Boccacio
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•Used cutting humor toillustrate the human
condition
• Presents his characters
in all their individualityand all their folly
• Wrote “Decameron”
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Niccolo Machiavelli
• 1469-1527
• The Prince• an Italian Renais
historian, politic
diplomat, philoso
humanist, and w• He has often be
called the found
modern political
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SOURCES:
http://www.britannica.com/topic/humanismhttp://www.slideshare.net/claudineaireen/humanispowerpoint
http://www.docfoc.com/the-renaissance-rebirth-1301500s-a-time-of-creativity-and
http://slideplayer.com/slide/1564622
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