HUMANISM

HUMANISM

         Humanism is a way of looking at our world which emphasis the importance of human beings, their nature of and their place in the universe. There have been many varieties of humanism, both religious and non-religious. But all humanist agree that people are the centre of their study. As the Latin writer two hundred years ago.

“I am a man and human is foreign to me”.

     Humanism teacher that every person has debility and wrote and three fore they should command the respect of every other person.

        Although humanism haziest roots in the life and thought of ancient Greece and Rome, it flourished as a historical movement in Europe from the to the 1300’s to the 1500’s. Its approach to the study of humanity formed the intellectual and culture phenomenon. The humanistic attitude to words life has continued to the present day.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANISM:

            The humanistic movement in the early Renaissance began with the exiting rediscovery of the writing of the classical Greeks and Romans these writings had either been unknown in Europe, since the decline of the Roman Empire or they had been known in partical from the humanists were interested in ancient classics not only because they were models of literary style but also they considered to be the guides to of understanding the life.

         This understanding was in contrast to the emphasis of many medieval scholars who taught that life on earth should be despised    such persons viewed human beings as sinful creatures who should devote their lives to trying to earn a place in heaven.

        Humanist rejected this view of the sinful nature of humanity their fresh way of looking at life during this revival of learning began in Italy in the 1300s and spread to France, Germany and England. At its height in 1500s humanism was an international fellowship of scholars.

       Leading humanism and their influence: Much of modern western culture comes from Humanism achievements. The spirit and great of humanism still influence the arts, education etc..

THE ARTS:

     

         Most early humanist were religious but the main drift of their work led away from their ascetic teaching of the middle ages which urged the rejection of this world and its pleasure humanistic literature is realistic critical and often humorous.

EDUCATION:

         To the Renaissance humanists education means the training of the ideal gentle man or universal man such a many fields of knowledge including arts, science, sports, and politics.

      Today humanistic education centres on the Humanistic which include religion, philosophy, language, literature, history and the arts. Together those subjects have humanistic ideals at their center. They try to interpret the meaning of life rather than just describing the physical world of society.

GOVERNMENT:

         Humanism opposition to political tyranny in the late 1700s was an important influence on American and French revolution. Both the American declaration of the rights of man declared the dignity of humanity BENJAMIN, Franklin, Jefferson and other American revolutionary leaders were among the leading humanists of their age.