The Humanistic Theory: The Consequences Of Humanism In Europe

Humanism Theory:
“Humanism is to mean the development of human virtue, within all its approaches, to its fullest extent. Hence! The term implied such qualities as are associated to the modern world humanity, understanding, benevolence, compassion, mercy as well as aggressive characteristics as fortitude, judgment, prudence, eloquence, and even more the love of honor. The consequences of the possessor of humanism could not be merely a sedentary and isolated philosopher or man of letters but was of necessity a participant in active life. It looks to be just as action without action rejected as barren and imperfect. Humanism called for a fine balance between action and contemplation, a balance born not of compromise but of complementarity.”
The humanistic movement began in Italy in the 1300s and eventually spread throughout Europe. And, It had a great impact on many areas of Renaissance culture, including literature, education, law, and the arts. By the mid-1600s humanism began to fade as other intellectual

He had travelled as a diplomatic envoy for the Church which helped him to search for forgotten classical texts. Throughout his lifetime, Petrarch combined an impressive collection of such historical texts, which he later given to Venice in exchange for a house, refuge from the plague. As, it is clear that Petrarch learned more about the classical period, he began to revere that era and rail against the limitations of his own time. However, he felt that he lived "amid varied and confusing storms," Petrarch believed that humanity could once more reach the heights of past activities. The doctrine he adopted became known as humanism, and formed a bridge from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It was, when the relation of the humanists with the dominant culture of the Middle Ages, mainly Scholasticism and