Humanism

I guess somehow Humanism was not a theory, but instead a way of learning. In comparison to the Medieval times way of learning, which was focused on solving conflicts between authors. Humanists would study ancient texts in the original, and check them through a combination of thinking through and observing evidence. Humanism was based on the program of 'Studia Humanitatis', the study of five humanities: poetry, grammar, history, moral philosophy and rhetoric.  Although historians have sometimes struggled to define Humanism precisely, most have settled on ''a middle of the road definition... the movement to recover, interpret, and grasp the language, literature, learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome''.  Above all, Humanists made use of  ''the genius of man ... the unique and the extraordinary ability of the human mind.''
                                                                                                       -Tani Ajaiyeoba
                                                                                               http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/data/thumbnails/RENAISSANCE%20HUMANISM%20CA.ppt.00.

Also some info taken from textbook.