A great expansion in education that began centuries earlier now encouraged the revitalization of humanity in culture and ethic, a necessary component of the Renaissance period in Europe. In progressing to new heights, society developed a new outlook on life that was radically different from before. ... He explains to Franciscus that falling in love caused him to neglect the original passions of his own life. ... Augustinus suggests that he lost these good habits when he became infatuated with the love of his life. ... He lived from 1469 to 1527 in Florence, Italy, a perfect time and pla...

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"Instead of storing up good works, so as to enjoy paradise as the medieval man did, the Renaissance man was interested in all things, enjoyed life, strove for worldly praise and wealth, and had a deep interest in classical civilizations"( Law and Human Rights, Davey). ... Rather, he sees power as the one and only goal in life regardless of the individual or the state, which parallels our modern Government today. ... "The men of the Renaissance era wanted many things--money, power, enjoyment in life--regardless of the moral cost" (L&HR, Davey). ...

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The achievements of the Renaissance in art, literature and philosophy were particularly important in the secularization of life; thus there was a corresponding decline in the religious authority of the church. ... The Roman civil law provided the legal basis in Renaissance Europe. ...

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When, say in the case of a "prince," it becomes necessary to step outside the regular life of Man functioning and into the unusual life of Man governing, these standards become truly meaningless, and only practicalities and realities remain; all idealized systems become burdensome at best. ... As well, Machiavelli presents the people waiting to be ruled as material, and the rule spread by the prince as structure; in Renaissance Italy, "material" and "structure" possessed traditional gender traits. ... Now, historically, Machiavelli lived in and lived for his beloved republic of Florence his ...

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