Western Civilization I / Unit 13 WC1 1215 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Humanism: What Was Reborn
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The idea
What returned was Greece and Rome, imitated first and then built on. Humanism held humankind rational, beautiful and noble, celebrated body, mind and society, and grounded its optimism in classical achievement as God's crowning creation, the anchor says.
In practice
The roots of modern individuality and the well-rounded education.
Where people slip
Humanism was pious. Do not read it as secular.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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