Values And Purposes Of Education During The European Renaissance

During the European Renaissance the idealistic educational system was questioned. On the other hand, others argued religious education should be a prerequisite to live a pious life of success. Furthermore, others argued that neither religion nor humanistic ideas, were the gateway towards a successful profession of life. Religion was no doubt one of the primary influences during the Renaissance. Through the Renaissance, among the most important aspects that were challenged were the values and purposes of education. Supporters such as Wittenberg argued that, “... Learning the liberal arts, but also the fear of God, virtue and discipline” (Document 4) “were necessary for the proper education of children. However, some opposed the religious values and purposes in education. As written in a letter to the Parliament of Dijon, in which people argued “more farmers are needed that magistrates, more soldiers than priests, more merchants than philosophers, more hard …show more content…
Education was accepted in many forms, for it was accepted through various values and purposes for education. Among the most debatable was if it was made to fulfill the values and purposes of religion, politics, or the humanistic lifestyle. And this was not the only moment in history in which people disputed over whether which of their basis was truly the real cause. Much like education during the Renaissance, education during the Scientific Revolution was also challenged and ultimately transformed especially with the influences of religion, science and politics. As previously seen in the Renaissance, those during the Scientific Revolution often fought over what was the true purpose and value of having an education. Thus they questioned what kind of lifestyle the presence of education was meant to fulfill--the pious lifestyle, the scientific lifestyle, or the political