... their own languages, as well as different varieties of books such as novels, historical books, maps, etc. In the past, specifically during the Middle Ages, the Church guided the teachings of scholars, while people mainly concerned themselves with actions leading to salvation. The writings of ancient Rome and Greece, known as ... Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "The humanists held that through classical letters the rebirth' of a spirit that man had possessed in the classical age and had lost in the Middle Ages could be realized, a spirit of freedom that provided justification for man's claim o...

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