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Humanism — • The name given to the intellectual, literary, and scientific movement of the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, which aimed at basing every branch of learning on the literature and culture of classical antiquity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin … Catholic encyclopedia
Classical republicanism — is a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity. The earliest examples of the school were classical writers such as Aristotle, Polybius, and Cicero. Classical… … Wikipedia
Humanism — is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal human qualities, particularly rationality. [ cite book title=Compact Oxford… … Wikipedia
Humanism — Humanism was the principal intellectual movement of the European Renaissance; a humanist was a teacher or follower of humanism. In the simplest sense, the term humanism implies that a certain group of school subjects known since ancient times… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Classical Latin Literature in the Church — • This article deals only with the relations of the classical literature, chiefly Latin, to the Catholic Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Classical Latin Literature in the Church Classic … Catholic encyclopedia
humanism — [hyo͞o′mə niz΄əm, yo͞o′mə niz΄əm] n. 1. the quality of being human; human nature 2. any system of thought or action based on the nature, interests, and ideals of humanity; specif., a modern, nontheistic, rationalist movement that holds that… … English World dictionary
humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… … Universalium
classical scholarship — Introduction the study, in all its aspects, of ancient Greece (ancient Greek civilization) and Rome (ancient Rome). In continental Europe the field is known as “classical philology,” but the use, in some circles, of “philology” to denote… … Universalium
Classical liberalism — Liberalism … Wikipedia
Humanism in Germany — Humanistic studies were late in finding entrance into Germany. They were opposed not so much by priestly ignorance and prejudice, as was the case in Italy, as by the scholastic theology which reigned at the universities. OriginsGerman Humanism… … Wikipedia
