Renaissance: the rise of humanism, flowering of arts & literature (21 févr. 1400 – 2 août 1600)
Description:
-Re-discovery of the works of the ancient greeks- Re- emergence of an intellectual attitude
(trying to understand the world is a worthwhile pursuit)
-Conclusion that one can acquire knowledge
through observation of the world
(Isaac Newton gravity)
-A false but dominating assumption
that no regularities can be observed
in the mind since the mind is
inherently unpredictable (free will)
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
21 févr. 1400
2 août 1600
~ 200 years