Philosophy 3020F/G Lecture : Humanism
22 Mar 2012
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In its broadest sense : principle intellectual movement of the european renaissance. Renaissance 14th cent- end of 15th 1300-1500: rebirth, art, renewal, revival. The writing and literature of the classical world. They look at material culture of the romans etc. Jacob burckhardt (historian) he wrote in 1860 civilization of italy in the renaissance. He argued that the renaissance was vastly different from the medieval world. The chief sentiment was this emerging sense of individuality. The new thing for the renaissance was that people saw themselves as separate. He argues that in the medieval world people saw themselves as members of groups. He says people took off the veil of faith. The church kept people chained to corporate identity. There was a big backlash from these historians. Example johann huizinga--> he argued there was a gradual decay of the medieval world. He argues there was not a clear break between these two eras.
