Although scholarship thrived, the literature of the period exposed the flaws of human nature and frailty that may accompany the acquisition of knowledge. ... Abram's 'A Glossary of Literary Terms' defines Renaissance Humanism, stating that some of the key concepts of the philosophy centered around "the dignity and central position of human beings in the universe' as reasoning creatures, as well as downplaying the "animal passions of the individual. ... The feudal caste system has been replaced by corporate overlords and the modern man shares much in common with his ancestor...