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Homocentrism is that philosophical tendency that centers itself upon man as a finite subject who dominates his own history. According to an influent, albeit antiquate historiographical position which traces back to J. Burckhardt, Renaissance is the age of homocentrism and the first individualization of singular personalities with flourishing characters par excellence.
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Cosci, M. (2022). Homocentrism. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_928
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