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Cultural Changes
Scientific Advances and The Spread of New Ideas
There was a great advance in
technology
scientific knowledge
In the 16th century
the astronomer Copernicus proposed a revolutionary theory
the heliocentric hypothesis
He also made discoveries about the human body
thanks to the anatomical studies of the physician Andreas Vesalius and other humanists
These new ideas spread rapidly due to two factors
The invention of the movable-type printing press by Gutenberg
this invention enabled a large number of books to be printed
After working on his idea for many years
the first book was printed on his invention in 1455
which was a bible
The creation of cultural institutions
which was a bible
the Ancient Greeks and Romans
science and arts academies were founded
The most important ones were in
Florence
Rome
Naples
Definition
At the beginning of the Early Modern Age
there were also significant developments in
thinking
science
Ideas spread rapidly due to an extremely important invention
the printing press
Humanist Philosophy
A new intellectual movement, called humanism, emerged in
Italy
spread throughout Europe
Its main characteristics were:
A renewed interest in classical culture
Classical Greek and Roman culture and philosophy became the point of reference for
intellectual
artistic activity
Anthropocentrism
human beings became
the centre of philosophical reflection
artistic creation
Although the humanists continued to be Christians
they abandoned theocentrism of the Middle Ages
They tried to explain reality without religion
Optimism and creativity
religious beliefs that caused fear
were replaced by the belief in a better life in this world
Creativity was oriented towards obtaining better techniques
which resulted in numerous inventions
The desire for knowledge
the humanists possessed a great intellectual curiosity
They did not limit their knowledge to one special area
They wanted to learn about
everything
be Renaissance Man
Critical thinking
Until then
knowledge was based
on tradition
the great scholars
sacred texts
Humanism questioned all this previous knowledge
tried to explain natural phenomena through
Practical demonstrations
experimentation
Individual reflection
reason
Extensive studies
research
The use of vernacular languages
Previously, most books were written in Latin
The humanists started to write their works in languages spoken in their countries
This was the case of the Italians
Dante (Divine Comedy)
Petrarch (Canzoniere)
Boccaccio (the Decameron)