Politics
Humanism is shown within the document The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Throughout his writing, Machiavelli is keen on the idea that one withholding a political power, should be feared rather than loved. Although it would be more logical for a person to be both, it is very uncommon to unite them in one person, therefore creating Machiavelli’s belief. His reasoning for this opinion is that fear preserves you by an apprehension of punishment in which will never fail (Machiavelli, 1916). This is a representation of humanism because Machiavelli is telling those within politics how to better themselves as an individual. …show more content…
John Tetzel, a Catholic priest, caused a great stir because he sold indulgences in which supposedly promised buyers their right into Heaven (WA 51, 538). Luther did not agree with Tetzel’s actions for the church was gaining money due to the gullibility of it’s members. Humanism is represented when Martin Luther, a withholder of a humanistic education, begins think for himself, and goes against the Catholic church to put an end to their manipulation over their