Humanism isn't just the study of Literature and Philosophy it also includes many other aspects such as architecture and music. ... The late medieval Italian writers Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch contributed very much to the finding of classical works. ... Most humanists wanted to bring together classical philosophy with Christianity however; Pico tried bringing together all human beliefs and religion. ...

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He converted these views into a deterministic philosophy in which he believed that humans lack free will and are machines controlled by outside forces (Rasmussen). Aspects of this deterministic philosophy are portrayed in the style of Mark Twain's novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. ... Hank sent commoners to his Man Factory that he believed were least indoctrinated in medieval times, which made it easy to reconstruct their values and traits to nineteenth century ideals. ...

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