1. Renaissance Education
... on theology and spiritual pursuits, and man was viewed as inherently unworthy as a result of the stain of original sin. In sharp contrast, Renaissance humanist educators revived the study of the classics and stressed the importance of the individual. Indeed, the ideal Renaissance man was cultured and well versed in the classics, humanities, and moral philosophy, as ... the classics and humanities to help students attain salvation. Humanist educators rejected medieval scholasticism, a system of thought in which clerics applied reason to theological and philosophical questions. Humanists ...
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