The “Swerve” Chapter 3 2-1Q

2 – Offer 2 Specific Details from the chapter. For each, ID/quote and add 3-8 sentences of your own explanation

   A specific detail from chapter 3 was how the chapter highlighted the tension that was between the medieval church control and the humanist movement. The church had a strong grip on intellectual life, and often did care about texts and ideas that didn’t go with doctrines. The clash showed a bigger conflict between preservation of traditional religious authority and the pursuit of new knowledge that did end up fueling the renaissance.  Another detail was how the church controlled education. Education was heavily influenced by religion. Which made it difficult for humanist ideas to have traction with academic circles. There is a quote that I feel shows a main idea that Lucretius has, “Nothing is to be feared from the gods; they do not intervene in our lives.” This quote shows that human life needs to be separated from religion that religion doesn’t control your life and to find happiness in the world around you and not in religion.

1 – Make 1 Connection to Self, to World, or to Text – or Extend by offering a little detail about something mentioned in the text (some light research needed to Extend)

A connection I made to self was the feeling of accomplishment. When Poggio found the manuscript he had to have felt a sense of accomplishment. That feeling is a similar feeling I get when I ace a test or write a good chapter for the book I have been writing. So accomplishment is something I connect to.

Q – Give us a Good Question to chew on – 1-3 sentences

A question I have is how did the manuscript Poggio found influence the Renaissance?