The renaissance was a quest for knowledge in nearly every field of study: art, literature, science, philosophy, economics, and political thought. ... This philosophy is call humanism. ... In the medieval times, books were rare and mostly dealt with religious topics. ...

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They stutied various things such as Latin, Greek language, literature and philosophy. ... During the Renaissance, artist were no longer regarded as mere artisans, as they had been to the medieval past, but for the first time emerged as independent personalities, compared to poets and writers. ... They could also read the great works of the ancient and medieval periods. ...

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He was the most influential of the Christian Humanists and founder of "the philosophy of Christ." He felt that religion should be more of a guiding concept than the dictatorial beliefs and practices of the medieval church. ...

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