Individualism, A New Conception of Humankind

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Individualism, A New Conception of Humankind

• Man is the measure of all things
• Protagoras

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The Transition to the Renaissance

• Based on the reading and notes, describe what
  appears to be the new focus of the Renaissance
  and how was it different from the focus of the
  Middle Ages.
• Prepare to share.

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• A sense of human power replaced religious awe
• Pleasure and accomplishment more important than
  dedication to the clergy
• Valued a life of activity
• Virtuthe quality of being a manliving up to
  ones highest potential
• The Renaissance manmulti-faceted in areas of
  literature, art, and sport

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The Arts as an Expression of Individualism

• The church, commercial class, and govts
  supported the arts
• Renaissance artfilled with emotion and
  individuality of style
• Greco-Roman architecture, sculptures on nude
  subjects in Greek tradition
• Paintings still had religious tendencies, but
  with new oil paints and the use of perspective
• More art depicted real people

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Civic (Secular) Humanism

• Literary movement with focus on politics and
  personal concern, BUT non-religious
• Lay writers studied Greek Latin classics and
  the writings of ancient Church Fathers?discover
  the values of the past
• Advocated liberal arts study (grammar, rhetoric,
  poetry, history, politics, philosophy)?human
  creations
• Humanism began through literature, orators, and
  poets, but led to educational reforms
• Florentine Academynot a formal school, but
  gathering of influential Florentine humanists
  devoted to reviving Plato the Neoplatonists

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Leaders of Humanism

• PetrarchFather of HumanismContended that
  classical works contained life lessons applicable
  to the Christian age
• Boccaciowrote the Decameronreflected upon the
  human condition
• Leonardo Bruniwrote the first modern history, an
  account of the rise of Florence
• Baldassare Castiglionea manual for the manners
  of modern gentleman, The Book of
  Courtierantidote to the crude social habits