celebrate life
opposite of St. Augustines view, life is a chance to use your potential
independent thinkers
no more blind faith, people thought on their own
broad classical education
humanist new a lot about ancient civilizations of Greece & Rome, math science literature language art
seek fame
considered good thing to want to be famous, you should perfect your mastery
reason over faith
birth of science wanted reasons for things they were asked to do, learned dangers of blind faith
be a renaissance man
well-rounded, mastered many talents, embody all 6 qualities of humanism
