Humanism During the Renaissance
Humanism During the RenaissanceThe Renaissance was an incredibly important turning point in
Western Intellectual and Cultural Tradition. All of these changes
centered around the idea of Humanism -- in which, people became less
"God Centered" and more "Human-centered". I have narrowed down these
changes, and will discuss in detail, these changes in three major
categories: Political, Education, and the Humanism of Arts.
The major pollical changes of the Renaissance were from the
old Feudal System of the Middle Ages into a more flexible and liberal
class system. This was most noticeable in Italy (particularly in
Florence), where the divisions consisted of the old rich, the new rich
nobles, the middle class, and the lower middle class(The poor didn't
count). This created great conflict between these social divisions.
The new rich consisted of successful merchants, capitalists, and
bankers innovators of new systems of making money. The Humanism
philosophy was also a very popular with the people and many political
leaders rose to high positions with support of these ideals. Three
humanists even became chancellors of Florence -- they used their
rhetorical skills to strongly rally the people of Florence against
their enemies.
The great changes in Education of the Renaissance were
inspired at first, by the desire of Humanists to be wise and to speak
eloquently. The idea of useful education for the people, and very
"well rounded" schooling in many different fields of learning were the
new defined goals of Renaissance education. People all over
(Especially in Florence) revived the Ancient Greek...
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