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THE RENAISSANCE: INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
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The Renaissance: Into the 21st Century
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The 21st Century's Renaissance
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21st Century´s Problem: Individual
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Presented by: Adriana E. Vicente Velarde | 00443140 Bernie Aguilar Fernández de Castro | 00408116
Room 1:
Into the Renaissance
INTO THE RENAISSANCE
THE REVIVAL OF ANTIQUITY'S IDEALS
LET´S BEGIN
Room 1:
INTO THE RENAISSANCE
The Birth of Humanism
The Renaissance: Its Origins
the 21st century'S problem.
LET´S BEGIN
Room 2:
the 21st Century's problem:
The 21st Century's Renaissance
HOW COULD IT BECOME TRUE?
LET´S BEGIN
Room 3:
The 21st Century's Renaissance
Click on each fundamental principle of a Modern Renaissance:
UNCERTAINTY
DIGNITY
COMMUNITY
St. Jerome in His StudyRepresents human, natural and divine knowledge.
The TempestA depiction of everyday life.
Da Vinci's rendition of human anatomy, a reflection on anthropocentrism.
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MEN
LET´S BEGIN
Room 4:
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MAN
Click over the paintings!
The Renaissance was a period of rebirth; not only for knowledge, but for humans as well.
The human spirit was being scrutinized with the hopes of creating the 'virtuous men' that would better benefit society.
If a new 'Renaissance' came to be today, what would our (wo)men look like?
Don't forget to click on the icon to see the finished result!
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MAN:
A Critical Eye
The Renaissance was a time of change. Not because it was inevitable, but because the individuals of the time had opened their eyes and were using them to critically assess their societies and determine what could be done.
If the Renaissance’s spirit of innovation inspired a search for a better society, what happens when technological improvements start ‘downgrading’ humans’ minds?
For Tristan Harris, a former Google design ethicist, you point it out.
During his time at Silicon Valley, Harris realized how vulnerable humans’ minds had become to the unregulated practices the big tech companies employed to captivate their users’ attention. Technology had stopped being purely beneficial and it had become damaging. In response, Harris alongside Randy Fernando, founded the Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit that aims to “align technology with humanity’s best interests.”
Tristan Harris
A critical eye that would not allow you to disregard our society´s faults.
A Tender Heart
The Renaissance placed humanity in a better light, as intellectuals started thinking about human individuals and the inherent value within them. As the concept of dignity became stronger, it also became evident that it should be an aim for all Renaissance men to better human life.
Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher that revolutionized our current understanding of human poverty and development. Part of his work is reflected in his theory of capabilities, which aims to expose the difference between having a right and having the liberty to reclaim said right. His argument stated that while most individuals have the right to the satisfaction of their basic needs, not all of them have the liberty to meet that right.
Amartya Sen
A tender hear that brought humanity back into a science nowadays only concerned with higher numbers.
Wandering Legs
A basic component of the Renaissance was its characters’ deep love and respect for acquiring and sharing knowledge. Without the readiness to debate ideas and the willingness to share them, the Renaissance would have achieved little.
Nowadays, scientific dissemination is severely handicapped by the monetarization of knowledge. How can intellectual pursuit reach its highest form if discourse has been limited?
This was the same question that plagued Alexandra Elbakyan, a Kazakhstani computer programmer with an avid interest in transhumanism, neuroscience and conscience. As a student, she realized that most relevant scientific journals were kept behind high priced locks. Hence, Elbakyan set out to create Sci/Hub, a shadow library website that has made millions of research papers entirely free.
Alexandra Elbakyan
Wandering Legs, a symbol for the curious ones, for whom knowledge is nothing short of a necessity.
Committed Hands
Even though the Renaissance is mainly viewed as an intellectual movement, this period in our history was characterized by a widespread call to engage in active life. Nowadays, we would say, “politics.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman and Latina in the U.S. Congress, has been one to heed said call. Her career has become renowned for her “progressive views” on a variety of human issues, from public health to environmental reform, where she positions herself behind those propositions that seem to hold a better outcome for society at large.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Among her most well-known projects we can find the Green New Deal, which aims not only to fight climate change, but racial and economic injustices as well.
Committed hands that are ready and willing to work for society's sake.
Community
As the highest expression of humanity.
The Renaissance ideal proposed communities as the only space through which men (and women) could find true fulfillment. Returning to this basic principle is essential to overcome today’s culture of individualistic realization
But how can community be taught?
First, our school systems need to remove performance-based recognitions. Acquiring of knowledge should be a group effort, were people learn from each other. Once the competition is removed, we can get closer to rebuilding communities.
- Not more performance-based recognitions within scholarly circles.
- Encourage a mutual development of academic improvement.
Dignity
As the basis for human interaction.
Renaissance humanism held the individual's dignity as a cornerstone for their own development.
As human beings had been placed at the center of all intellectual discourse, it was accepted that all humans had an inherent value which came from no merit other than the fact that one had been born human. Hence, to overcome current individualistic trends that place the “me” above anyone else, men and women should not only understand, but accept and believe in human dignity.
What is dignity?
The inherent value that all human beings possess on the basis of being humans. Undeniable and irrefutable, should be the basis for harmonious societies.
Uncertainty
As the only certainty for human lives.
The Renaissance seemed to be a period for finding answers. Nonetheless, said answers were the result of a generation that realized there was so little they actually knew.
Hence, for a modern Renaissance to emerge, societies need first to accept that uncertainty is inescapable, although not incorrigible. This means to remove all negative from "ignorance" and learn to regard it as the first step toward intellectual improvement.
Can uncertainty be avoided?
No, uncertainty is the basis of human life. What can be done, however, is to embrace uncertainty and use it as a starting point for intellectual pursuits.
As humans begin to regard lack of knowledge as an opportunity instead of a shameful condition, we will open the door towards curiosity, inquiry and innovation.
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Transcript
Thank you for visiting!
THE RENAISSANCE: INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Grand Opening: May 9th |Midnight Visit
Room 4:
Our Renaissance (Wo)Man
wc
Welcome! Thank you for visiting:
The Renaissance: Into the 21st Century
Room 3:
The 21st Century's Renaissance
Room 2:
21st Century´s Problem: Individual
Please select the showroom's icon you would like to visit.
Presented by: Adriana E. Vicente Velarde | 00443140 Bernie Aguilar Fernández de Castro | 00408116
Room 1:
Into the Renaissance
INTO THE RENAISSANCE
THE REVIVAL OF ANTIQUITY'S IDEALS
LET´S BEGIN
Room 1:
INTO THE RENAISSANCE
The Birth of Humanism
The Renaissance: Its Origins
the 21st century'S problem.
LET´S BEGIN
Room 2:
the 21st Century's problem:
The 21st Century's Renaissance
HOW COULD IT BECOME TRUE?
LET´S BEGIN
Room 3:
The 21st Century's Renaissance
Click on each fundamental principle of a Modern Renaissance:
UNCERTAINTY
DIGNITY
COMMUNITY
St. Jerome in His StudyRepresents human, natural and divine knowledge.
The TempestA depiction of everyday life.
Da Vinci's rendition of human anatomy, a reflection on anthropocentrism.
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MEN
LET´S BEGIN
Room 4:
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MAN
Click over the paintings!
The Renaissance was a period of rebirth; not only for knowledge, but for humans as well.
The human spirit was being scrutinized with the hopes of creating the 'virtuous men' that would better benefit society.
If a new 'Renaissance' came to be today, what would our (wo)men look like?
Don't forget to click on the icon to see the finished result!
OUR RENAISSANCE (WO)MAN:
A Critical Eye
The Renaissance was a time of change. Not because it was inevitable, but because the individuals of the time had opened their eyes and were using them to critically assess their societies and determine what could be done.
If the Renaissance’s spirit of innovation inspired a search for a better society, what happens when technological improvements start ‘downgrading’ humans’ minds? For Tristan Harris, a former Google design ethicist, you point it out. During his time at Silicon Valley, Harris realized how vulnerable humans’ minds had become to the unregulated practices the big tech companies employed to captivate their users’ attention. Technology had stopped being purely beneficial and it had become damaging. In response, Harris alongside Randy Fernando, founded the Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit that aims to “align technology with humanity’s best interests.”
Tristan Harris
A critical eye that would not allow you to disregard our society´s faults.
A Tender Heart
The Renaissance placed humanity in a better light, as intellectuals started thinking about human individuals and the inherent value within them. As the concept of dignity became stronger, it also became evident that it should be an aim for all Renaissance men to better human life.
Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher that revolutionized our current understanding of human poverty and development. Part of his work is reflected in his theory of capabilities, which aims to expose the difference between having a right and having the liberty to reclaim said right. His argument stated that while most individuals have the right to the satisfaction of their basic needs, not all of them have the liberty to meet that right.
Amartya Sen
A tender hear that brought humanity back into a science nowadays only concerned with higher numbers.
Wandering Legs
A basic component of the Renaissance was its characters’ deep love and respect for acquiring and sharing knowledge. Without the readiness to debate ideas and the willingness to share them, the Renaissance would have achieved little.
Nowadays, scientific dissemination is severely handicapped by the monetarization of knowledge. How can intellectual pursuit reach its highest form if discourse has been limited?
This was the same question that plagued Alexandra Elbakyan, a Kazakhstani computer programmer with an avid interest in transhumanism, neuroscience and conscience. As a student, she realized that most relevant scientific journals were kept behind high priced locks. Hence, Elbakyan set out to create Sci/Hub, a shadow library website that has made millions of research papers entirely free.
Alexandra Elbakyan
Wandering Legs, a symbol for the curious ones, for whom knowledge is nothing short of a necessity.
Committed Hands
Even though the Renaissance is mainly viewed as an intellectual movement, this period in our history was characterized by a widespread call to engage in active life. Nowadays, we would say, “politics.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman and Latina in the U.S. Congress, has been one to heed said call. Her career has become renowned for her “progressive views” on a variety of human issues, from public health to environmental reform, where she positions herself behind those propositions that seem to hold a better outcome for society at large.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Among her most well-known projects we can find the Green New Deal, which aims not only to fight climate change, but racial and economic injustices as well.
Committed hands that are ready and willing to work for society's sake.
Community
As the highest expression of humanity.
The Renaissance ideal proposed communities as the only space through which men (and women) could find true fulfillment. Returning to this basic principle is essential to overcome today’s culture of individualistic realization
But how can community be taught?
First, our school systems need to remove performance-based recognitions. Acquiring of knowledge should be a group effort, were people learn from each other. Once the competition is removed, we can get closer to rebuilding communities.
Dignity
As the basis for human interaction.
Renaissance humanism held the individual's dignity as a cornerstone for their own development.
As human beings had been placed at the center of all intellectual discourse, it was accepted that all humans had an inherent value which came from no merit other than the fact that one had been born human. Hence, to overcome current individualistic trends that place the “me” above anyone else, men and women should not only understand, but accept and believe in human dignity.
What is dignity?
The inherent value that all human beings possess on the basis of being humans. Undeniable and irrefutable, should be the basis for harmonious societies.
Uncertainty
As the only certainty for human lives.
The Renaissance seemed to be a period for finding answers. Nonetheless, said answers were the result of a generation that realized there was so little they actually knew.
Hence, for a modern Renaissance to emerge, societies need first to accept that uncertainty is inescapable, although not incorrigible. This means to remove all negative from "ignorance" and learn to regard it as the first step toward intellectual improvement.
Can uncertainty be avoided?
No, uncertainty is the basis of human life. What can be done, however, is to embrace uncertainty and use it as a starting point for intellectual pursuits.
As humans begin to regard lack of knowledge as an opportunity instead of a shameful condition, we will open the door towards curiosity, inquiry and innovation.