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Humanism

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1841449MachiavelleThe Prince( first midern political treatise); Republicanism; quotes: "better to be feared than loved" and "ends justify the means"; he went from a humanist to a realist0
1841450The RenaissanceA new way of thinking1
1841451Humanismintellectual philosophy: individualsm, secularism, humanities:ethics and morals, emotion, antiquity2
1841452Petrarchfather of humanism; wrote "Sonets to Laura" and showed emotion/modern concept of love; classical Latin3
1841453Civic HumanismIndividual is responsible for applying his knowledge for public service4
1841454BruniThe New Cicero5
1841455VallaElegances of the Latin Language; papal secratary; reinterpreted the Donation of Copnstantine and found out it was a fraud; papal authority was then questioned6
1841456NeoplatonismCreated a foundation for humanism which is the gateway to hermeticism( a new religion that attempted to identify God as a whole is in all things)7
1841457FeltreCreated best liberal school8
1841458GuicciardiniFather of Modern History; pattern of history; role of miracles?9
1841459GutenbergFirst moveable type printing press; creatd mass production of books; was a merchant; importance is now the merchants controll what goes out; mass culture freed from Christendom10
1841500FicinoCorpus Hermeticum- attempted to create a new concept of God. Creator of Hermeticisim11

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