The Union also believes their philosophical view on humanism "stands for the building of a .
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more humane society through ethics" based upon the reason and the inquisitive capabilities of the human nature. The Bristol Humanist Group's view on their ideology is much simpler. It states, "Humanism is an approach to life based on reason and our common humanity, recognizing that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone" (Schafersman).
This new word, humanist, and the principal practice became more prevalent during the late 15th-century in Italy and was used to describe a tutor or teacher of the "humanities". The word humanities refers to "those subjects which formed the curriculum .
in the educational program formulated by Florentines like Leonardo Bruni" (Hays 9). These formulations were put into regular practice by Guarino da Verona and Vittorino da Feltre (Hays 9). The new form of education was set up for the purpose of educating the young adolescent males of the Renaissance for a productive and active life of service within the community. This goal was achieved by providing the young scholars with a "solid stock of knowledge," along with a sturdy foundation of morality, along with the eloquent tongue and graceful hand of a well fluent.
statesman (Hays 9). Some of the other works the young students were made to learn about were those of not just Plato, but also of Dionysius, Alexander, Plutarch, and Trajan. This new.
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educational outlook put more emphasis on the attitude that was less God-centered, and more self or human-centered.
The Latin language was one of the many antiquities that was acquired by these scholarly humanists. The works of the great thinkers of Greek and Roman decent were now upheld in high regard. The humanists of the day did, and still do, believe them to contain both the "lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and the best models for a powerful Latin style" (Billington).
