Contributions of the Renaissance to Modern Education
Abstract
The education of the modern world may be considered as having had its origin in the Renaissance, since in it are elements which we recognize as modern. In this complex movement, the Revival of Learning, is the outstanding factor. That, however, was rendered possible by the social, political and economic conditions of the countries in which it took place. As Italy had, amongst the European countries, attained the highest degree of development in the political and social order, in commerce and wealth, in the arts, and in the refinement of life, so it was the first to be conscious of the inadequacy of the medieval standards of culture, to satisfy its growing needs. By the end of the thirteenth century, the finer minds in Northern Italy, at least, were consciously working towards a new standard of knowledge and a wider outlook upon life. It was inevitable that such intellectual unrest should take the shape of a deeper concern for the great historical inheritance of the Italian people.
Subject Area
European Studies|Education
Recommended Citation
Garrahan, Immaculata, "Contributions of the Renaissance to Modern Education" (1929). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189686.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189686
