1. The Philosophy Anomaly
By Riley, Tamila and Caitlin

2. Table of Contents Caitlin Desiderius Erasmus Tamila Guillaume Bude
Francesco Petrarch
Riley
Michel de Montaigne

3. Hello
This is a presentation on the philosophers of the Renaissance, which may not seem very important, but they sure are. Philosophers may not seem powerful at all, but we will share their wonders with you. Now listen!
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4. An Introduction to Desiderius Erasmus
Translated the Bible into different languages
Allowed people to view God in different ways
Let his opinions show in his books

5. Legacies A University is named after him
His hometown (Rotterdam) celebrates his book The Praise of Folly
Statues to remember him
Some people thought that he made the Erasmus Bridge, and wasn’t recognized for his works until later

6. Thousands of Latin and Greek proverbs put together (some long and confusing)
First published in 1500, kept going until he died in 1536
4, 151 entries overall
Proverbs: a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought.
Adagia

7. The Praise of Folly One of his most known books
Has his opinions strongly expressed in the book
Main character criticizes the social groups and later finds out offensive opinionated stuff about Christianity
Printed in English, French, German, Czech and other languages after he died
The Praise of Folly

8. A Famous Quote This may imply a world that has been ruined.
Perhaps he thinks that it can only be fixed by the same person that started it all.

9. A Statue of Erasmus
Located in the Netherlands; one of the oldest statues there (500)
Created by Hendrick de Keyser
In front of the Erasmus University
Hendrick de Keyser

10. Worldviews of Desiderius Erasmus
All people should read the Bible so that they could understand their roles as citizens.
Thought education had value and so did students with it.
Convinced people that it was ok to have a different view of God.
Worldviews of Desiderius Erasmus

11. Long ago in the Medieval Times French Laws, were based after the Roman law, that was written as far back as the 6th century. Legal decisions were often made from interpretations of legal scholars. Bude questioned this method of use, and believed that Law should be studied in the original scholars and that the interpretation scholars should be ignored.
French systems were to be changed and the King himself was intrigued with this idea. Bude became the royal secretary to King Francois, and was in charged with the kings library.
Backgrounds

12. Guillaume Bude
Was born on January 26th in Paris France, and died in Paris France, on August 23rd 1540, He was educated at the University of Orleans and he was to study law . His name is Latin.
Bude, wrote the Annotationes and libros Pandectarum (which applied to philology and history
He contributed a lot in Roman Law and Greek literature in France

13. Family
Guillaume Bude was the son of Jean lll Bude and Catherine Le Picart and his brothers were…..
Dreux Bude (who was born in 1547 and married Marthe Paillart)
Francois Bude (Born in 1550)

14. World Views He changed the Law and how Law was Studied
He inspired France to reform to a new way that was defying the Middle Ages
His work was noticed by the King

15. Francesco Petrarch Born on July 20th 1304 and died on July 19th 1374
Was Educated University of Bologna (1320–1323), University of Montpellier(1316–1320)

16. Background Petrarch was a Christian
Petrarch is best known for discovering and translating ancient classical Greek and Roman text and studies.
He discovered writings by Cicero who was an an ancient Roman politician and Orator.
Background

17. Beliefs
He believed that for the human studies, artist, scholars and writes should return the the original copy
He believed that truly educated people read books, travelled widely, and surrounded themselves with beautiful art
He believed that much of the Ancient Roman and Greek societies were greater compared to the Europeans in the early 1300s
He believed that a person could be religious and still follow the humanist philosophy

18. World Views
He defied the power and influence of the church and the Pope, though he was still religious
He made amazing Roman discoveries
He started new beliefs and ideas, in which helped spread the defiance of the Pope and the Renaissance

19. Michel de Montaigne-Background
Montaigne was born in 1533 near Bordeaux, France and died in 1592.
He was one of the most important French Renaissance writers and philosophers.
He is most well-known for his Essais.
He was born into a wealthy and noble family.
He studied law.

20. Essais (Essays)
His main philosophical work is Essais. It was in three volumes, and is very long
The Essais became the form of writing known as the “essay" in English.
His essays cover topics such as religion, education, friendship, love, and freedom. His goal was to pursue knowledge, but not tell people what the truth was. Writing about his personal experience was important to him.

21. Beliefs He did not consider humans to be superior to other species.
He believed that different cultures and values should be equally respected.
He was against violence and the fights between Protestants and Catholics.
He was a Catholic but he was open minded. Quote: “I accept other people's choice and stay in the position where God put me.”

22. World Views-Michel de Montaigne
He changed how people wrote by coming up with the form of writing, called the essay
People could now write about topics such as religion, education, friendship, love, and freedom and not just religion.
He did not consider humans to be superior to other species.
He believed that different cultures and values should be equally respected.
He was against violence and the fights between Protestants and Catholics.
He allowed people to be open minded. Quote: “No propositions
astonish me, no belief offends me, whatever contrast it offers to
my own. There is no fancy so frivolous and so extravagant that
it does not seem to me quite suitable to the production of the human mind.”

23. Sources/Websites http://historyguide.org/intellect/erasmus.html
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