joe doe
... God. In a contrast, man’s purpose during the Renaissance was to exercise one’s virtue, or one’s excellence as a man. People believed that life should be lived for itself, and the beauty of this world should be appreciated in here and now. The focus of life was on the worldly world of here and now. Active virtues such as courage, intelligence, and a skill in many fields were highly valued during this time. The greatest virtue of the Renaissance was action. There was a need for living, and man began to love the rich ornate, and lavish lifestyles. The concept of hard work to obtain worldly goals were conceived during the Renaissance. Man’s strongest agreed with the Greek view, “Man is the measure of all things,” and was viewed as the center of the world. Another contrasting view was politics. During the Middle Ages, the political structure consisted of a monarch, where one person ruled over the people. Feudalism was the law of the land. Therefore, the common man was a serf and would die poor just as he was born poor. On the other hand, Republicanism was considered to be in the best form of the government during the Renaissance. The individual could realize his fulles...