CULTURAL CHANGES
Humanism philosophi
Scientific advances and the spread of new ideas
Cultural institutions
Characteristic
emerged in Italy (centre of culture)
because rich families put money in culture
classical Greek/Roman culture
philosophi
renewed interest in classical culture
Authropocentris
Optimism and creativity
The desire of knowledge
Renaissance Man
Critical thinking
Use of vernacular lenguages
human is the centre of philosophi and art
They were also Christians
Tried to explain reality without religion
Avandoned theocentrism
Religion was based on fear
During this time
creativity: better techniques
looking to life better
knowledge was explained by natural phenomena
characteristics
Individual reflection
Extensive studies
practical demostration
reason
researches
experimentation
humanists possessed a great intelectual curiosity
didn't limite their knowledge
learn about anithing
previously books in latin
now books in the country's own language
more people had acces to culture+knowledge
great technological+knowledge expansion
Copernicus
Andreas Vesailus
Gutenberg
16th century
astronomer
Revolutionary theory
heliocentric hypothesis
discoveries about human body
thanks to anatomical studies
physician
priting press
a lot of books were printed
the first book
the Bible
in 1455
society and arts academies were founded
most important ones on Italy:
Florence
Rome
Naples
Philosophy humanist
Bologna
Padua
Rome
Book Authors
Niccolo Machiavelli
Thomas More
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Praise of Folly (1511)
criticised the church
The Price (1513)
Political asvice to rulers with no moral inplication
Utopia (1516)
political system based on justice+equality