Please understand that what I am talking about is the Renaissance movement that began in the universities of Italy in the 14th-15th centuries and achieves its heights at Oxford in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Thus you are beginning to see in education, society, literature, etc. Major Tenets of Renaissance Humanism Political institutions are of human not divine origin and exist for human good.
War is unchristian and inhumane.
The king's duty is more important than his rights. The highest human happiness comes from living a virtuous life through education and reason. Women should be educated. Nature should be used as an educational tool. Physical education is important.