MARS 1F90 Lecture 4: MARS lec 4:16
2 Mar 2016
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Noble women had the ability to study. The only place for middle and upper class women. Earliest female humanists came from the minor nobility. Isotta nogarola: best known female humanist, rst half of 15th century) Says that women are the weaker sex, women cannot be held accountable (adam and. The genesis story: the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Eve"s nature weaker than adam: humanism and philosophy. Humanism was never a philosophy, but had certain philosophical implications. Noticed emphasis of humanism on human nature. Humanism emphasized the idea that human should be actively involved in community and society. Pico was an exception, thought that thinking was more important than being active. Emphasized that being active was more important than just thinking. The translation of greek philosophical texts (aristotle and plato) Greek almost fell into complete disuse in the west. Tuesday, january 26, 2016: the printing press. A new impetus to the study of ancient text.
