humanism the ideology of the renaissance
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HUMANISM THE IDEOLOGY OF THE RENAISSANCE. FOCUSED ON THIS WORLD!. The Humanism Tree. Individualism. Educational Reform. Public Involvement (Civic Humanism). Religious Reform (Christian or Northern Humanism). Secularism. Study of Classical Greek & Roman Texts AND Early Christian Texts. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
HUMANISMTHE IDEOLOGY OF THE RENAISSANCE
Study of Classical Greek & Roman Texts AND Early Christian Texts
Religious Reform(Christian or Northern
Humanism)
Individualism
Secularism
Public Involvement(Civic Humanism)
Educational Reform
WHY ITALY?
Vergil
Pericles
Cicero
PlatoCaesar
Augustus
The Revival and Study of Antiquity?
Humanism ReadingsLetter to Livy
Petrarch – The Father of Humanism!
Lorenzo Valla• Italian Humanist• Proved that “Donation of Constantine”
granting the pope all of the Western Roman Empire was a FORGERY
• Although supposedly written in the 4th century AD, the language used indicated that it came from the 8th century AD
A Celebration of the Individual?
WHAT IS THE COMMON LINK?
Humanism ReadingsOration on the Dignity of Man
Pico della Mirandola
An Educational Reform Movement?Humanists sought to change education by …• Better teaching people how to live wise, worthwhile, happy lives• Rhetoric• Writing• Morals
• Urging men to acquire talents in a wide range of activities (Renaissance Man)
WHAT IS ODD ABOUT
THIS PICTURE?
Humanism ReadingsThe Book of the Courtier
Castiglione
A Call to Public Involvement & Action?
Civic Humanists believed that citizens should participate in public affairs and use their
wisdom for the benefit of all.
Machiavelli & The Prince
Machiavelli• Diplomat from Florence• Sought to rid Italy of foreign invaders• Wrote The Prince as a guide for how
rulers could maintain power• A realist – Concerned with how man
really behaved, not with how he should behave
• Believed that man was a selfish creature,and that rulers had to take this into account
• Argued that rulers had to do whatever was necessary to protect their states, regardless of moral considerations
• Looked to Ancient Rome for examples of good leadership & institutions
Humanism Readings“The Fox and the Lion”
Humanism Readings“Willingness to Do Evil”
Humanism Readings“Whether it is Better To Be Loved than Feared”
A Campaign for Religious Reform?
Christian Humanists wanted to use Biblical
teachings as a guide for moral living.
Erasmus• Dutch Humanist• Most famous work: Praise of Folly • Highly critical of the church and
corrupt clergy• Believed church had lost sight of
original purpose, becoming too focused on ceremony, wealth, & politics
• “Philosophy of Christ” – WWJD?• Wrote a new version of New
Testament correcting errors in Latin version (The Vulgate)
• Wanted to correct church from within, but “laid the egg that Luther hatched”
“The Prince of Humanism”
Humanism Readings“Pope Julius II Excluded from Heaven”
Humanism Readings“The Philosophy of Christ”
FIN