What is the definition of civic humanism?
Civic humanism refers to the moral, social, and political philosophy that developed in fourteenth and fifteenth centry Italy. It involves active and patriotic citizenship combined with ethics and an emphasis on education. You can read more about civic humanism at www.idehist.uu.se/distans/ilmh/Ren/civic-start.htm or http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humanism-civic/.