humanism

• humanism was rooted in the study of classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, emphasizing the importance of human potential, education, and reason.
• humanists prioritized education as a tool for moral and intellectual development, advocating a curriculum including grammar, poetry, and philosophy
• humanism encouraged critical thinking, often questioning traditions and emphasizing reason and evidence over blind adherence to authority. this was particularly evident in religion, humanists like erasmus critiqued corruption in the catholic church
• under H7, humanism shaped education, with schools like St. Paul's school being founded in 1512, incorporating classical learning into their curriculum.
• H7 was a patron of the arts and culture, he encouraged writers, poets, and artists, and Polydor Vergil was employed to write a History of England and the success of Henry's Tudor rule.
• humanists want to improve the inner workings of the church due to the low quality of the parish clergy, so people would become more educated, and corruption would be eliminated