Art was a crucial aspect of expressing Renaissance ideas. Italian sculptors, painters, and architects in particular did a fantastic job of communicating Renaissance concepts in their artwork. Three of the most central humanistic beliefs during this period of time were the appreciation of the individual, the emphasis on the real rather than the abstract, and the imitation of past civilizations. The sculpture “David”, by Italian artist Michelangelo, is an excellent example of the humanistic emphasis on appreciating the individual and dignifying the human kind. Michelangelo depicts David as a strong, godlike figure, emphasizing the size of his hands and feet.
Renaissance painters also have great desire to recapture antiquity and its mythology. They believed that the ancient Greeks had superior knowledge and their myths held hidden truths. Mythology became a common subject matter during the beginning of the Renaissance. Many of the subject matter were borrowed from Greek and Roman art as well. While many of Renaissance art have content that was borrowed from Roman and Greek art, there art focus was shifted towards the individual in society, which is humanism.
Emerson illustrates that although occupations like philanthropists seems like a beneficial thing, he would still sometimes consider it to be “malice and vanity.” (Page 22) Instead of trying to show off our goodness by helping those far away from us, why don’t we just simply do what’s right in concern of ourselves? Men should use virtue as a “penance,” (Page 23) instead of as a tool to gain social recognition. Kindness is the responsibility of every man. We should do it by natural means in order to respect our creators, not to conform. A man can only truly be a man when he follows his own thoughts and personalities, when he/her breaks free from all restrictions and outside judgments.
Humanism during the Renaissance (1400-1600 CE) can be defined as the scholarly linguistic and literary movement which promoted and revered the newly reintroduced wealth of classical Roman and Greek literature, language, culture, philosophy and knowledge. This vast intellectual treasure came back to the west, first by exposure to the Islamic invasions through Sicily and Spain, then with Crusaders returning from the Islamic orient, and finally from the foundering Byzantine Roman Empire. The universities of the Italian city-states embraced and disseminated this “new” knowledge widely to the thirsty minds of the day, and in doing so begat the resulting cultural-intellectual revolution. As a renaissance humanist intellectual, Machiavelli was unique in that while he appears to have known Latin, and been extremely well versed in the philosophy, history, and literary works of classic Greco-Roman authors like Cicero; he himself did not write in Latin but primarily in Italian, in the common vernacular of the people. He disdained and satirized the pomposity and hubris of the esoteric university humanists, and instead wrote brilliantly revolutionary practical intellectual works such as “the Prince.” Machiavelli’s genius was in his ability to logically apply the lessons of the great minds of Greek and Roman antiquity combined with the practical political, military, and sociological insights of late 15th century chaotic Medici Florence, crafted into an ultimate leader’s guide to become the next Julius Caesar, Pericles, or Caesar Borgia.
In Thomas’s life he is surrounded by conflict, most of which are of his own doing. The quote shows us how he doesn’t get involved in others affairs. He doesn’t want to get involved in the war, and he doesn’t want to apart of conflict. As a reporter he tells us about the conflicts but never truly becomes a part of them. We soon see that what he wants isn’t necessarily what he gets.
He realized that what were going to save him were the heavy things that he was carrying; weapons and machinery. Naturalism is evident in the short story when the men tried to hide their natural human emotions such as fear. The men found themselves acting this way because the symbolism in the things they are carrying show their true personalities. They knew that the only way they could survive was to act in ways that were not according to human nature. “As a fiction writer, I do not write just about the world we live in, but I also write about the world we ought to live in, and could, which is a world of imagination”, by Tim O’Brien, author of the short story, “The Things They Carried.” Tim O’Brien lived a normal childhood before he went into the Vietnam War.
He believed that learning by experience was much more effective and helpful in a child’s education. In conclusion Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher who had many theories and ideas. In my personal opinion this man had too many ideas and too many thoughts to go through his head. Rousseau went from having philosophies on one end of the spectrum to another, and contradicted himself over and over again throughout his work. After researching his philosophies I feel that there should be a balance between a man’s morals in both nature and society.
Our environment shapes how our genes affect us though. Genes work in mysterious ways and we may not enjoy what the give to us. Good or bad, genes are what turn on nurture so our environment can shape who we are, how we behave, and possibly who we love. Ridley certainly backs his theories with much evidence and this book strongly displays his opinion of how nature brings about nurture. From the text, I gathered that Ridley wrote The Agile Gene from a biological perspective of psychology.
He sought to give advice as a peer rather than a parent, which shows his devotion to his son because he is not acting like the dominant father he very clearly is. Chesterfield uses his style of diction mainly for the purpose of showing dominance. He constantly belittles his son and shows his supremacy. The different types of diction used throughout the letter all show in some way the virtues that Lord Chesterfield is imposing on his
- The Rennisance that became the period known of Rebirth, brought upon an new idealogiy of humanism , and individualism. -the period of the rennaance had continued to spark the rebirth of Europe, as a society we also learned about the 16th century Known as the Boruque, which was and expansance of the rennasance -because of indivduals artist created -The ideology and culture of the Renaissance and Baroque Eras are reflected in the artwork from the eras, which had many similarities and differences through art, sculpture, and archirtetcure. --these paths of similarities and differences of the two eras in terms of art, sculpture and architecture. -RENAISSANCE vs. BAROQUE Two favourite cities of history, Florence and Rome gave birth to two major artistic movements, Renaissance and Baroque through 15 and 16 centuries. These movements followed a path from nationalism to internationalism; -Renaissance is the movement that took place within the ideologies of humanism and individualism.