POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Republic Of Venice
27 Mar 2012
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Lecture 7 renaissance (florence contra venice) and democratic revolutions. Not historical detail, but what democracy meant, the concepts. Middle ages, god is the center of the world, what will count is after death. Renaissance break general configuration of middle ages, rediscover greece and rome. Changes in philosophy, see return of centrality of man and mankind, humanism, put man at the back of all things. Da vinci, painter must paint 2 things, man and ideas in man"s head. Man are inherently worthy inevitably have to turn to democracy. Return to centrality of man and democracy will be observed in city republics of renaissance. Florence is animated by spirits that puts great emphasis on political participation: we should do everything we can to fulfill the nature that men are political animals, spirit of the time is political participation civic humanism, republicanism. Florence is extremely divided, social division: 5 division + guild system.
