1. Renaissance Education
After challenging the medieval scholastic focus on theology, the values and purposes of a Renaissance education transformed over time from educating a virtuous, well rounded, upper class Renaissance man who was learned in the classics and humanities to educating a man who attained knowledge for practical purposes and exemplified the Renaissance values of wisdom, morality, and virtue. ... Likewise, Baldassare Castiglione, an Italian diplomat and author, instructed modern Renaissance gentleman in The Book of the Courtier to become learned in a wide variety of subjects including the humanities,...
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- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Graduate