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humanism and knowledge
humanism
the main characteristics of humans are
the revival of antiquity
the humanist scholars Petrach
and Giovanni Boccaccio
studied antiquity
they revised classical thinking
in order to make
it compatible
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the love of knowledge
humanists believed
that a person's prestige
not only depend on
their health
and power
also on their education
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Humanists encouraged the use
of Latin and Greek
anthropocentrism
humans were the centre
of historical events
humans were considered
capable of making decisions
using reason and inteligence
humanist artist and thinkers
were suported by patrons
they sponsored cultural
and artistic activities
thanks to their power
and wealth
Patrons were typically governors
and rich families
humanisn developed
an anthropocentric world view
as an alternative
to the God-centred
in some of this cities
humanists created academies
the most well-known
was in florence
sponsored by the
Medicy family
was a cultural movement
thet began in the
14th contury
developed fully
in the 15th and 16th centuries
in the rich city-states
of the northen part
of the Italian Peninsula
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inportant humanists outside Florence
sir thomas more
was an important English lawyer
and author
he defended the right
of the individual conscience
against the power
of the state
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cardinal cisneros
set up of the University
of Alcalá de Henares
as centre of theology
a study revived
by the humanists
due to his influence
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erasmus of rottredam
was born in the Netherlands
criticised the vices of society
his main works were
in Praise of folly and adagia
the spread ok knowledge
Humanist ideas and knowledge
spread more rapidly
in the modern age
than in the middle ages
the printing press
arround 1440
Johannes Gutenberg
invented the
movable-type printing press
improved literacy
and intellectual life
was not longer
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3 steps
1st
the movable types
2nd
covered in ink
3rd
was opperated
scientific knowledge
during the reneissance
thinkers and academies
became interested
in understanding the world
the study of the nature
was bades on
ovservation and experimentation
the aim was to find
a well-reasoned explanation
for natural phoemena
and provide empirical evidence
greatest changes
were in the following
scientific disciplines
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