the humanities, the individual being superhuman because of the revival of the ancient

Greek and Roman philosophies. “They felt that God-given ingenuity could, and should be

used to unravel the secrets of God’s universe; and that, by extension, man’s fate on earth

could be controlled and improved.” (Davies 471) The humanist devoted his life to the

study of liberal arts hoping to spread the ideas through teaching and lecturing. Education

was a vital part to the individual’s life. New forms of study emerged which always

stressed the individual over materialistic values. “The principal part of the new thinking

lay in a growing conviction that humanity was capable of mastering the world.” (Davies

471) The role of man in the family heightened because of all of the responsibilities he

would need to take part in, specifically finance and good judgment for his children.

The individual focused on the newfound ideas of the ancient Greek and Romans.

Marsilio Ficino revived Plato’s philosophy by translating all of his dialogues and works,

his children and make their decisions until usually his death. Men were in essence the

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