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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.


“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.


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


•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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