Humanism (tagged articles)Medusa's Blood: On the Ovidian Assertion of Fame in Cellini's PerseusHannibal de Pencier - Cast in one piece of bronze in 1554, Benvenuto Cellini'sPerseus with the Head of Medusa representeda monumental feat of artisticvirtuosity. Viewers marvelled at the imposing size of the bronze, the sense of liquid tactility in the blood pouring from either end of... Keep Reading »
Does Essence Precede Existence? A Look at Camus's Metaphysical RebellionScot N. DuFour - Albert Camus lived during a tumultuous time that included his experience of World War II and the Algerian War. Camus is most prominently known as an author of fine French literature but he was also a philosopher. While it is debatable whether Camus was an existentialist... Keep Reading »
The Rebel Hero: Albert Camus and the Search for Meaning Amidst the AbsurdMeghan E. Von Hassel - Man in his search for meaning—everyman— is Albert Camus’ rebel. In The Rebel man must accept and seek to encounter the universe as it presents itself in absurdity. He encounters the universe out of a strange love and a need for something in which... Keep Reading »
Erasmus and the Transformation of Early Modern Political Authority in The Education of a Christian PrinceZachary S. Brown - Often called the “prince of the humanists” Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) was one of the most influential European philosophers and theologians of the early modern period. However, today he is often overshadowed by his more radical contemporaries, particularly... Keep Reading »
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The Development of the Printing Press and the Decline of the Chronicle as Historical MethodEmily (Chavie) D. Sharfman - In his work The Idea of History, philosopher and historian Robin Collingwood outlines the development of historiography by leading his audience on a European cross-continental journey through time. He identifies the early modern period as a point at which there was... Keep Reading »
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