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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter I The Meaning of Humanism 7
1. The Importance of Philosophy 7
2. The Meaning of Humanism 17
3. Different Kinds of Humanists 29
Chapter II The Humanist Tradition 40
1. Philosophic Forerunners 40
2. Religious Roots of Humanism 62
3. The Cultural Background 77
Chapter III This Life Is All and Enough 100
1. The Unity of Body and Personality 100
2. Some Other Considerations 120
3. The Destiny of Man 134
Chapter IV Humanism's Theory of the Universe 145
1. Science and Its Implications 145
2. The Rejection of Dualism and Idealism 164
3. The Universe of Nature 183
4. The Appreciation of Nature 212
Chapter V Reliance on Reason and Science 229
1. Five Ways of Seeking Knowledge 229
2. Modern Scientific Method 236
3. Science and the Meaning of Truth 258
Chapter VI The Affirmation of Life 273
1. The Ethics of Humanism 273
2. The Social Good and Individual Happi-
ness
297
3. Humanism and Democracy 310
4. A Humanist Civilization 333
NOTES 351
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
357
INDEX 359
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 369

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Publication Information: Book Title: Humanism as a Philosophy. Contributors: Corliss Lamont - author. Publisher: Philosophical Library. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1949. Page Number: 5.
    
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