Which of the following best defines humanism?

Responses

a philosophy proposed by Petrarch that stressed the importance of the church in daily life

a philosophy proposed by Petrarch that stressed the importance of the church in daily life

the idea proposed by Renaissance artists that all works of art should show humans as lifelike figures

the idea proposed by Renaissance artists that all works of art should show humans as lifelike figures

a movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential

a movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential

an education program that fourteenth-century scholars used to teach students about classical Rome and Greece

The correct answer is:

a movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential