1 of 9

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

E Block Noah Fioravante

Published on Nov 18, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SIR THOMAS MORE

HUMANIST, WRITER, PHILOSOPHER
Photo by lisby1

BORN, LIVED, WORKED, DIED.

  • Was born on February seventh 1478 in London London
  • Died at tower hill July sixth 1535
  • Went to school at St. Anthony's and Oxford University
  • Father made him study law to later become a lawyer
  • Was a famous author and philosophy, worked all around Europe.
Photo by Cea.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Was most famous for his book "Utopia"'in 1515.
  • Because of the advanced text and theory's in this book made him more of a humanist
  • Also wrote the book "History of king Richard III", was considered his first masterpiece
  • Was famous for his work in philosophy.
  • In the courts in London he started to work as a lawyer.
Photo by Srevatsan

"UTOPIA"

BELIEFS

  • In "Utopia" he expressed his believes in women's rights and feelings on society
  • He was influenced by William Shakespeare.
  • He also did believe in god.

QOUTES

  • "The kings good servant but god comes first."
  • "One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated
Photo by PinkMoose

HOW HES A HUMANIST

  • He is a humanist because of his work in his novels and philosophy
  • In the book "Utopia" he show cases how life can change and what better things are like, with different views on them.
  • Being a well rounded person covering all subjects In his books about human advance Is also how he was a humanist.
  • Even though he was very religious he still wanted to see mankind grow.
Photo by AdithyaVr

MODERN DAY

  • Some schools still use his book "Utopia" and others in schooling
  • What he wrote in the book "Utopia" later influenced people on the subject of women's rights

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NAME