HUMANISM

philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers in the Renaissance. The distinctive characteristics of Renaissance humanism were its emphasis on classical studies, or the humanities, and a conscious return to classical ideals and forms. The movement led to a restudy of the Scriptures and gave impetus to the Reformation. The term humanist is applied to such diverse men as Giovanni Boccaccio, Petrarch, Lorenzo Valla, Lorenzo de' Medici, Erasmus, and Thomas More. In the 20th cent., F. C. S. Schiller and Irving Babbitt applied the term to their own thought. Modern usage of the term has had diverse meanings, but some contemporary emphases are on lasting human values, cultivation of the classics, and respect for scientific knowledge.

See M. Hadas, Humanism: The Greek Ideal and Its Survival (1960, repr. 1972) and The Living Tradition (1966); J. Maritain, Integral Humanism (tr. 1968, repr. 1973); R. W. Southern, Medieval Humanism (1971).

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Humanism with a Human Face: Intimacy and the Enlightenment
Book by Howard B. Radest; Praeger, 1996
Subjects: Enlightenment, Humanism, Intimacy (Psychology), Transcendentalism
Humanism thus conceived surrenders nearly all commitment...genuine good life. The two-ness of Humanism thus hides in the shadows but does not...exist is not denied either. Ideological Humanism echoes Adam Smiths faith in the benign...
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Marxist Humanism and Praxis
Book by Gerson S. Sher; Prometheus Books, 1978
Subjects: Humanism--20th Century, Marx, Karl--1818-1883, Socialism
...annulment of God is the emergence of theoretical humanism, and communism as the annulment of private property...The latter is also the emergence of practical humanism, for atheism is humanism mediated to itself by the annulment of religion...
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Feminism as Radical Humanism
Book by Pauline Johnson; Westview Press, 1994
Subjects: Feminist Theory, Humanism
...cultural values. The dilemmas of modern humanism The recent turn by some feminists against humanism needs to be understood as an aspect of a...cultural critique of the ideals of Western humanism. The main impulse of this critique has...
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In Defense of Secular Humanism
Book by Paul Kurtz; Prometheus Books, 1983
Subjects: Humanism
humanism in the second and third senses now seems...without the aid of a more strongly organized humanism? Moral Goals The answers are manifold...the reasons for the failure of organized humanism to thrive is the fact that humanists...
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Mircea Eliade's Vision for a New Humanism
Book by David Cave; Oxford University Press, 1993
Subjects: Eliade, Mircea--1907-, Human Beings, Humanism--20th Century, Religion
5 The Goals of the New Humanism If humanity is to approximate a new humanism, there will naturally be some goals toward which...particular implications and expressions of the new humanism. So there are no definitive goals that he had in...
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Heidegger, Humanism, and the Destruction of History
Journal article by Gail Soffer; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 49, 1996
Subjects: Heidegger, Martin--Philosophy, History--Philosophy, Humanism--Philosophy
Heidegger, humanism, and the destruction of history. by Gail Soffer...or the Gestalt of the worker; but rather the humanism of the Western philosophical tradition. For Heidegger, humanism lies at the root of the reification, technologization...
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Civic Humanism and the Rise of the Medici [*
Journal article by Mark Jurdjevig; Vol. 52, 1999
Subjects: Florence, Italy--History, Humanism--History, Italy--History, Medici, Giovanni de, family--Conduct of life, Renaissance--Italy
Civic Humanism and the Rise of the Medici * by MARK...analyzes the intellectual content of civic humanism in the specific context of Medici power...question: what ideological role did civic humanism play in Medicean Florence? It argues...
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Edward Said, Humanism, and Secular Criticism
Journal article by Yumna Siddiqi; Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, 2005
Subjects: European literature--Criticism and interpretation, Said, Edward W.--Works, Secular humanism--Criticism and interpretation
Edward Said, Humanism, and Secular Criticism. by Yumna Siddiqi Edward...identifies himself as a scholar in the tradition of humanism. This article examines Saids complex relationship to humanism, and his attempt to articulate a new humanism...
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Relational and Transcendental Humanism: Exploring the Consequences of a Thoroughly Pragmatic Humanism
Journal article by James T. Hansen; Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, Vol. 46, 2007
Subjects: Counseling--Methods, Humanism--Analysis, Transcendence (Philosophy)--Social aspects, Transcendence--Social aspects
Relational and Transcendental Humanism: Exploring the Consequences of a Thoroughly Pragmatic Humanism. by James T. Hansen The relational and transcendental elements of humanism are considered. Although the relational component of humanism is...
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On Humanism Past & Present
Journal article by Perez Zagorin; Daedalus, Vol. 132, 2003
Subjects: Humanism, Philosophy, Social values
On Humanism Past Amp; Present. by Perez Zagorin Is there, or can there be, any place for humanism in the world of the twentyfirst century...the broad general question of whether humanism both as a concept and a substantive ideal...
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Humanism as a 'Quasi-Religion
Magazine article by John E. Smith; Free Inquiry, Vol. 16, Fall 1996
Subjects: Humanism--Analysis, Religion--Analysis
Humanism as a quasi-religion. by John E. Smith...past, namely, whether such movements as Humanism, Marxism, and Nationalism are to be...and well thought out description of a Humanism that has gained wide acceptance, develops...
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The Hard Course of Humanism in China
Magazine article by Le Yong-Sheng; Free Inquiry, Vol. 16, Summer 1996
Subjects: Humanism--International aspects, Socialism--Analysis
The hard course of humanism in China by Le Yong-Sheng In the...the aim of seizing state power, but humanism advocates reason and compromise, which...their revolution. They insist that humanism is based on individualism and rejects...
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Why Is Religious Humanism?
Magazine article by Thomas W. Flynn; Free Inquiry, Vol. 16, Fall 1996
Subjects: Humanism--Analysis, Religion--Analysis
Why is religious humanism by Thomas W. Flynn Some years ago Paul...Decaffeinated coffee? Thats like religious humanism." As a secular humanist I am sometimes tempted to view religious humanism that way, as little more (or less) than...
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Realistic Humanism
Magazine article by Milton Rothman; Free Inquiry, Vol. 13, Summer 1993
Subjects: Humanism--Analysis, Realism--Analysis
Realistic humanism by Milton Rothman A certain amount of dissatisfaction with the term secular humanism seems to be infecting humanist circles...straightforward meaning. It is realistic humanism. Let me explain why I think this is a...
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Promethean Altruistic Humanism
Magazine article by Marvin Kohl; Free Inquiry, Vol. 14, Fall 1994
Subjects: Humanism--Bibliography, Johnson, Paul--Authorship, Prometheus (Mythological figure)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Promethean altruistic humanism. by Marvin Kohl Paul Johnsons "Idols...critique of what he calls "Promethean humanism." Johnson maintains that all secular...could now conceivably believe that humanism is the spiritual force of the future...
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Students Doubting Religion Now Can Join Group of Peers: Secular Humanism Movement Reaches out to Youth
Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, May 13, 1999
...now can join group of peers: Secular humanism movement reaches out to youth by Larry Witham Secular humanism is putting on a human face, and a younger...who founded the Council for Secular Humanism in 1980. "Were refocusing our efforts...
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Secular Humanism Is a Recognized Religion
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 18, 1999
Secular humanism is a recognized religion The Culture...glaring mistake of presenting secular humanism as if it were not a religion. The term...Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others." Secular humanism or humanism...
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Humanism Excludes God, Greater Good
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 17, 2003
Humanism excludes God, greater good Byline: THE...associate the Darwinian movement with secular humanism and atheism, both of which deny the supernatural...Humanist Associations Web site defines humanism as a "progressive lifestance that, without...
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Renewing Our Humanism, Rediscovering Our Christian Roots, Promoting Inter-Religious Understanding for Peace and Progress
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 31, 2005
Renewing Our Humanism, Rediscovering Our Christian Roots...will be able to ferment a renewed humanism, in which faith and reason cooperate...of faith and fermentation of a "new humanism," combined with prayer to God "to...
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Traditional Red Mass Calls for 'New Humanism'
Newspaper article by Ellen Sorokin; The Washington Times, October 2, 2000
Subjects: Massachusetts
Traditional Red Mass calls for new humanism by Ellen Sorokin A Roman Catholic bishop...are about to hear. Calling it "new humanism," Bishop Paul S. Loverde, told his...challenged lawmakers to apply the "new humanism" theory to make health care and education...
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Humanism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HUMANISM philosophical and literary movement in...distinctive characteristics of Renaissance humanism were its emphasis on classical studies...scientific knowledge. See M. Hadas, Humanism: The Greek Ideal and Its Survival (1960...
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Renaissance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...society. The growth of an interest in humanism led to the changes in the arts and sciences...elliptical. Rhetoric and Literature Humanism in Renaissance rhetoric was a reaction...More s most significant contribution to humanism was Utopia, a design for an ideal society...
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Reformation
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...change was increased by the appearance of humanism and the spirit of the Renaissance . Study...Melanchthon were outstanding figures in humanism, and Huldreich Zwingli arrived at opposition...center of revolt, was part of the urge to humanism. The introduction of printing in Western...
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Babbitt, Irving
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...He and Paul Elmer More initiated a movement, called New Humanism, that advocated a forceful doctrine of moderation and restraint...and On Being Creative (1932). See F. E. McMahon, The Humanism of Irving Babbitt (1931); Irving Babbitt (ed. by F. Manchester...
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Schiller, Ferdinand Canning Scott
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the pragmatism of William James . Schiller called his system humanism, holding that "man is the measure of all things." Among his works are Riddles of the Sphinx (1891), Humanism (1912), Problems of Belief (1924), and Logic for Use...
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