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The shift from 'God' as the centre of thought to 'human' as the centre is best called what in Renaissance philosophy?
ARationalism
BHumanism
CModernism
DEmpiricism
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Humanism
1. The Renaissance Period section distinguishes pre-Renaissance and Renaissance thinking.
2. It says: 'humans formed the centre of this thought. This way of thinking is called Humanism.'
3. Empiricism and rationalism are related but distinct concepts.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.2 ¶2_
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