Humanism: The Philosophies Of The Renaissance

The Renaissance-interval “rebirth” refers to a time in European history from the 1300s until 1600s, when academics began to take interest in the artwork, literature, architecture and science of ancient Rome and Greece. Humanists (scholars of the Renaissance) placed humans (hence the name) at all elemental centers of their cultures. Beginning in Italy and extended through the rest of Europe, the philosophies of the Renaissance-interval had a noteworthy footprint on many forms of cultures, known today. Generally applied to social and intellectual philosophy and literacy currents of the period from the 1400s until the 1650s. First utilized in the nineteenth century and used by German academics to assign the Renaissance emphasis on classical studies …show more content…
New forms of writing about life was inspired by this philosophy. A period where men started to focus on his own strength and enlightenment and far less on religious strength. The philosophy of humanism represents a forthright view of the universe, the nature of human beings and the treatment of human problems. Humanism is also a credo for average people seeking happy and useful lives and simply a way of …show more content…
Even after the end of the Renaissance-period, the philosophy of Humanism lived on because it challenged how society view the human life on earth. They started to think deeply about what it means to live a full and lavish lifestyle. Given that humans placed themselves above God, religious and spiritual thinking were considered to be ‘old fashioned’ and its ideas that God was supreme was ‘not valued’ in the society where the philosophy of Humanism held the power to shift the intellectual stability of