The Importance of Civic Humanism

Baderm was correcting an earlier scholar of the Renaissance, Jakob Bourkut. Baderm's key text was not Pico's oration on the dignity of man but a speech by Leonardo Bruni in Praise of Florence. This eulogy to his adopted city touches on its physical beauty and its military prowess. It also puts great stress on the Florentine political system which calls for a delicate balance of powers.