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“The era of discovery and exploration was but another aspect of the Renaissance interest in the world and man.” Comment.

  • UPSC 1996
  • Enlightenment and Modern Ideas

The Age of Discovery, far from being a separate maritime episode, was the geographic expression of the same expansive curiosity that defined the Renaissance — a hunger to know, measure and master both the physical world and human experience.

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  • Intellectual Foundations: Recovered Geography and Classical Curiosity
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  • The Renaissance Individual as Explorer
  • Renaissance Interest in "Man": Encountering New Peoples
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