Humanism during the Renaissance During the renaissance, there was a renewed interest in the arts, and the traditional views of society came into question. People began to explore the power of the human mind. A term often used to describe the increasing interest in the powers of the human mind is humanism. Generally, humanism stresses the individual’s creative, reasoning, and aesthetic powers. However, during the Renaissance, individual ideas about humanism differed. Writers and philosophers …showed first 75 words of 1856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1856 total…our unimportance in the grand scheme of things. Today, I think that many people are still struggling to find the answer to the question that was so controversial during the renaissance; “where do we fit in the order of the universe”? While I think that opinions will always differ on the matter, it is a valuable question to ponder, using those unique human qualities of reason and logic that became so valued during the renaissance.