PSYC 403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Spiritualism, Novum Organum, Miguel De Cervantes
12 Mar 2020
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At the beginning of renaissance 1453: a transformation of the zeitgeist, from spiritualism and collective altruism to materialism and individualistic egoism. At the end of the medieval period: the hundred years war: 1337-1453, between england and france. E. g. , phillip iv: the aristocratic clans. In italian cities started 100 years earlier: the end of plagues, survivors" joy and enthusiasm for bodily health and wealth, rebirth of hedonism, materialism and vanity. Psyc471: human motivation: egocentric individualism, the monarchs, aristocrats, bankers, merchants, landlords and even bishops obsessed with the show of power and splendor, narcissism, an obsessive show of material wealth. Luxurious dress, palaces and gardens, expensive sculptures and paintings. Musicians, painters and dancers at the court: a pseudo-artistic snobbism, a snobbish fashion to like the greco-roman arts. E. g. , the creation of adam, the fall and expulsion from the garden ceiling frescos: the pieta the sculpture in st. peter"s basilica, david, moses the sculptures in florence.
