The Renaissance didn’t just revive art and learning. It rediscovered “the human” — and with it, the dignity, depth, and potential of every person: open.substack.com/pub/davidfidel…

We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning. -- W. Heisenberg (Physics and Philosophy, 1958)

You can create interesting things with your rational mind alone. But to create something truly great, something deeper is required — oftentimes, a spark of love or devotion.

Goethe was not only a real polymath, he was the first person to state (in a poetic way) the idea of “epistemological pluralism” — that there are many different ways of knowing, and that it’s possible to shift between them. That’s a key insight for people who want to become

As a young man, Michelangelo knew Marsilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola — philosophers of human dignity. Their vision of human potential lives on in his David, one of the greatest sculptures ever created. livingideasjournal.com/michelangelos-…

The Man Who Invented Renaissance Architecture — The Renaissance began as an “inner” project of humanist ideas. But Brunelleschi gave it an “outer” form. His architecture turned humanist values into stone, light, and harmony. livingideasjournal.com/brunelleschi-i…

Died on this date (October 1, 1499 — 65 years): Marsilio Ficino, Renaissance philosopher and translator. He was the first to translate the complete works of Plato into Latin and carried on the Platonic tradition in Florence, Italy.

The belief in many ways of knowing is why the Renaissance produced so many polymaths — or well-rounded “Renaissance men” — individuals with the ability to engage and contribute to many fields. substack.com/home/post/p-17…

We are pleased to announce that the upcoming Renaissance Program in Florence is almost full. At the moment, only two spaces remain. Participants are traveling from the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Norway, Romania, Australia, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. The

Happy solstice to all. May the light increase.

Petrarch’s View on the Fall of Rome and How Societies Collapse When Petrarch, the founder of Renaissance humanism, first visited the city of Rome in the 1300s, it consisted of classical ruins that were still being looted for building materials. In the first century, Rome had

Esmé Partridge on where King Charles, the philosophy of harmony, and Renaissance humanism intersect. Esmé Partridge engelsbergideas.com/reviews/charle…

A short clip from Swan Lake in Sarajevo last night — something human that AI can’t replace.