2.WHO WERE THE HUMANISTS AND WHAT DID THEY PROPOSE?
At that time, "humanists" were called professors of language, literature, history and art, and "Humanities" to the studies of those subjects. Now, humanism surpassedthe world academic, and it was not only pedagogical, literary, philosophical and religious, but it became a way of thinking and living that revolved around a main idea: IN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE IS MAN,image of God, privileged creature, more worthy than all things on Earth.Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444)proposed forming to the students for an active service life to the community, giving them a broadbase and solid knowledge, ethical principles and capacity of written and spoken expression
