What is the spirit of ancient cultural humanism?

Humanism refers to: the European Renaissance society during the period of the mainstream core ideas at that time, is a new idea of anti-feudal society. The word comes from the Latin origin of humanise,the meaning of the spirit of humanism is: to respect the value of human beings themselves, and the respect for spiritual values, to provide humanistic care, advocating freedom and equality between people, against violence and discrimination. It was later developed into a philosophical idea and worldview.

I. Background of the Renaissance

The Renaissance is the literary and artistic had been very prosperous development in ancient Rome and Greece, but in the medieval era was a period of literary darkness in the Western European countries, which required people to take God as the supreme power. From then on, the Renaissance gradually decayed and destroyed, until the late fourteenth century with the increasing economic recovery and development, people's living standards gradually improved. It was not until the late fourteenth century, when the economy recovered and developed and people's standard of living gradually improved, that literature and art were reborn? reborn? and? revival? This process is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance. The Renaissance was first developed in Italy and gradually spread to various countries in Europe. Until the sixteenth century, literature and art reached its peak.

II. New Ideas in the Renaissance

Humanism is actually a theory of thought, which tends to care for the humanities. It first appeared in ancient Rome, and it was not until 1808 that it was defined as humanism by German philosophers. It pursues the idea that human beings live in the world with value and meaning, and demands that human beings should pursue freedom, equality, and enjoyment of happiness in the world, and should live sensibly and rationally. It opposed the theocratic status and hypocrisy of religionism, advocated academic research and development, and advocated the liberation of thought and freedom of individuality. It was a relatively advanced new trend of thought at the time, and was an important shift in people's opposition to feudal social thought and toward idealistic thinking.

Humanism was an important change in people's thinking in Europe at that time. It opposed blind faith in feudal theology, advocated equality, freedom and the liberation of human nature, promoted rational life, emphasized scientific knowledge, and revolutionized education. It represented the emancipation of people's thinking at that time and the demand for society, and created a precedent for mankind in the development of history and education.