protection des arts
-in architecture, Louis XII and Francois I construct castles that no longer have medieval aspects
origine: le retour de l’antiquité
- humanism is explained by a social and political context
- the word itself is connected to antiquité values ‘humanitas’
- the terms corresponds to the willingness to acquire, deepen, and develop culture through study
l’humanisme
a Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought
a system of thought that focuses on humans and their values, capacities, and worth.
l’invention de l’imprimerie (1448)
- invente par gutenberg
- excess + speed of diffusion of books creates a faster and larger access to knowledge
- accessible to a larger public and no longer reserved for the social elite
unification linguistique
-thanks to Francois I, french started being used in all acts juridic and administrative so french started spreading and enriching
enseignement progressive
- universities used to teach based on memory and knowledge of comments on texts
- then it was unique interpretation
grandes découverts
- Christophe Colombe, vasco de gama, Magellan, cartier
- these expeditions and discoveries modify the representation of the world and the ‘known’ world grew considerably
les guerres d’Italie
- french seigneurs take part in the wars and are fascinated by the rich culture they find while there
- the Italian influence the art and culture
- coming back to France, they get obsessed with luxury
chute de Constantinople (1453)
- libraries with vast knowledge and precious manuscripts
- wise (savants) have to leave taking as much as possible
- they bring Ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts
définition: la philosophie
- humanism Is a philosophy of service to human kind
- word ‘human’/ ‘man’ in all languages’ word for humanism
- the accomplishment of man can de defined by wisdom and reason in all domains of existence
