Questions and Answers
Who is considered to be one of the greatest humanists?
Desiderius Erasmus
What is the humanist mentality?
A point midway between medieval supernaturalism and the modern scientific and critical attitude
Who were some of the key figures in humanism?
Petrarch, Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and Colet
What did humanists help to recover?
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Study Notes
- The Renaissance was a time when people began to rediscover the classics and began to focus on worldly pleasures.
- The humanist mentality stood at a point midway between medieval supernaturalism and the modern scientific and critical attitude.
- Humanism began as a rather pious, timid, and conservative drift away from medieval Christianity and ended in bold independence of medieval tradition.
- Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), one of the greatest humanists, occupied a position midway between extreme piety and frank secularism. Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) represented conservative Italian humanism. Robust secularism and intellectual independence were key aspects of this movement.
- Humanism was a philosophical movement that emphasized the study of classical antiquity.
- Some of the key figures in humanism were Petrarch, Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and Colet.
- They helped to recover ancient texts and learn from them, and also made contributions to science.
- Humanism was a conservative movement, and it helped to preserve classical learning.
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