Literature has the potential to create conditions and cultures that facilitate important endings and beginnings, such as abolition, such as independence, such as the end of apartheid, the end of ...

Talent is overrated in architecture and it means that other, more important qualities tend to be overlooked, writes .

The scene can be considered the closest visual representation of 'Kun Fayakoon', only if the viewer understands the concept ...

Bessarion’s life and work make an example of the links between the cultural and philosophical currents of Greece, Italy, and beyond, making him a crucial figure of the humanist spirit of the ...

Humanistic inquiry needs to combine all their disciplines if we are to understand the human condition. The study of the human condition has long been fragmented into distinct silos, dividing the ...

For the best part of a year, I worked as a gardener at a private estate in Val d'Orcia, a region of Tuscany that feels much ...

This pursuit of civic humanism linked Renaissance Italy to ancient Greece. Renaissance scholars believed active participation in public life was essential for the state’s well-being. They studied and ...

From the wild beaches of the Riviera del Conero to the historic cities of Urbino and Ascoli Piceno, the Italian region of the Marche, bordering Tuscany, has plenty of treasures to offer.

The Renaissance's embrace of humanism and individual experience created a fertile ground for exploring themes of sexuality, which were often interwoven with art, philosophy, and societal norms.

Overall, Denecke, Forte, and Brown demonstrate little interest in the ideological and pedagogical dimensions of either ancient Roman or Renaissance humanism.

Humanity’s garb by David Platzer On “Inventing the Renaissance: The Humanist, the Prince & the Artist” the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Many people today think the definition of a humanist is the ...