Humanism — Social Studies definition
An intellectual movement emphasizing particular studies of language, classical texts, and human affairs.
Where it is taught
- Renaissance: Humanism, Patronage & Continuing Traditions — Americas, European Reforms & Atlantic Encounters, Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750, Grade 9
In use
Humanism emphasized particular forms of learning, language, and study of classical texts.
Renaissance: Humanism, Patronage & Continuing Traditions
Questions using humanism
Problem 1
Why is Renaissance humanism not identical to atheism?
Answer and explanation
Describe the actual intellectual method and setting. Secular subject matter and religious practice can coexist. A term such as humanism should not become a claim that everyone suddenly stopped caring about religion.