Humanism is a philosophical current that was born in Italy in the 15th century during the Renaissance period, this movement is based on the value of human beings, giving greater importance to critical and rational thought, above all superstition or dogma. Through her knowledge transfer was sought, which made the man one subject really human and natural.
With the passing of time and thanks to technical advances, the progress of commerce and communications, which began to originate in the 15th century, man began a stage of thought transformation; that allowed him to see beyond any religious doctrine, giving greater importance to the human part. It is from there that movements such as Protestantism began to emerge, which divided the Christian church dividing it into Catholics and Protestants, causing a decrease in its power.
With modernity, man became more interested in the development of science and the arts, which caused important changes in various fields, such as the artistic renaissance and the resurgence of Greek and Roman art.
Humanism was characterized by: having freedom to think beyond any belief. Strong love of nature. He was interested in the development of intelligence, which involved the exercise of science, analysis and interpretation. Inclination towards the study of classical languages, such as Greek and Latin; considered as foundations of modern languages.
Its main function was the historical recovery of all disciplines, which allowed the learning of classical antiquity and Greco-Roman philosophy.
In the educational context, humanism promoted great changes: the rigid teaching model was displaced by the individuality of each person and learning was focused on training people willing to develop a more active life model within the civil community; individuals who had confidence in themselves and who were able to distinguish between right and wrong.
In the literary field, humanism was able to spread more rapidly thanks to the invention of the printing press, its greatest precursors being: Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Petrarca.
