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A Quick Index To Humanism Online
How to find humanist sites online
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Extractions: Humanism: the peculiar idea that every human being has worth and dignity. At its last meeting (Mexico City, November, 1996) the Board of the International Humanist and Ethical Union approved the following "minimum statement" of Humanism: Earth is all ... and enough. (Kenneth Patton) Humanism links
Humanism [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
The American Humanist Association is the oldest and largest Humanist organization in the nation. The AHA is dedicated to ensuring a voice of those with a positive outlook, based on reason and experience, which embraces all of humanity. We have
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/humanism.htm

Extractions: The exact point in time when the term "Humanism" was first adopted is unknown. It is, however, certain that Italy and the re-adopting of Latin letters as the staple of human culture were responsible for the name of Humanists. Literoe humaniores was an expression coined in reference to the classic literature of Rome and the imitation and reproduction of its literary forms in the new learning; this was in contrast to and against the Literoe sacroe of scholasticism. In the time of Ario sto, Erasmus, and Luther's beginnings, the term umanisa was in effect an equivalent to the terms "classicist " or " classical scholar." Italian Humanism Dante had an admiration for ancient letters. At first, he intended to compose his great epic in Latin verse. Petrarch considered his Africa a fair effort to reproduce Vergil . In the exordium of his chief work Petrarc h appeals to the Heliconian Sisters as well as to Jesus Christ, Savior of the world. He also reviews the epics of Homer (although he never learned Greek), Statius, and Lucan. He was overwhelmed with the friendships of many prestigous men of his day, a mong whom Cardinal Stephen Colonna was prominent. Petrarch is the pathfinder as well as the measure of the new movement. He idealized the classical world. His classicist consciousness and his Christian consciousness are revealed in his writings. Th e experiences of life constantly evoke in him classic parallels, reminiscences, associations. Julius Caesar, Papirius Cursor, are
What Is Humanism?
An article by Fred Edwords of the American Humanist Association.Category Society Religion and Spirituality humanismWhat is humanism? by Frederick Edwords Executive Director, AmericanHumanist Association What is humanism? The sort
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Extractions: Executive Director, American Humanist Association What is humanism? The sort of answer you will get to that question depends on what sort of humanist you ask! The word "humanism" has a number of meanings, and because authors and speakers often don't clarify which meaning they intend, those trying to explain humanism can easily become a source of confusion. Fortunately, each meaning of the word constitutes a different type of humanism the different types being easily separated and defined by the use of appropriate adjectives. So, let me summarize the different varieties of humanism in this way. Literary Humanism is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture. Renaissance Humanism is the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth and falsehood. Cultural Humanism is the rational and empirical tradition that originated largely in ancient Greece and Rome, evolved throughout European history, and now constitutes a basic part of the Western approach to science, political theory, ethics, and law. Philosphical Humanism is any outlook or way of life centered on human need and interest. Sub-categories of this type include Christian Humanism and Modern Humanism.
Council For Secular Humanism
Online home of the Council for Secular humanism, serving secular humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethin Category Society Religion and Spirituality humanism Secular humanismOnline home of the Council for Secular humanism, serving secular humanists, atheists,agnostics, freethinkers, rationalists, materialists, skeptics, and all
http://www.secularhumanism.org/

Extractions: Select to Jump Home What's New? Action Alerts Shop Online Introduction to Secular Humanism What is Secular Humanism? The Affirmations of Humanism A Secular Humanist Declaration Dangerous Reading The Council for Secular Humanism Paul Kurtz Activities, Publications, and Projects Speakers Bureau Web Columns and Feedback Supporting the Council for Secular Humanism Employment Opportunities CSH Organizations African Americans for Humanism Campus Freethought Alliance Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion International Academy of Humanism Local Secular Humanist Societies Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) Secular Family Network Society of Humanist Philosophers The Center for Inquiry Center for Inquiry Libraries Center for Inquiry-West (Los Angeles) Center for Inquiry-Metro NY Center for Inquiry-Florida Worldwide Index of Humanist Groups Find a Secular Humanist Group Near You Notes from the Field SecularHumanism.org Online Library CSH Publications Free Inquiry Magazine FI Web Exclusive Secular Humanist Bulletin Philo SOS International Newsletter AAH Examiner Secular Humanist Viewpoints Robert Green Ingersoll Memorial Committee James Madison Memorial Committee Taslima Nasrin Humanist Hall of Fame Links Send Feedback Change of Address Form Contact Us Search the site Site Map
American Humanist Association: Welcome!
Contains information about humanism, as well as links to other humanist sites.
http://www.americanhumanist.org/

Extractions: Early Registration Ends April 15 Humanism is a progressive lifestance that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful, ethical lives capable of adding to the greater good of humanity. "When we speak of equality, of women and men, of Blacks and Whites, of all the world's people, we are talking about humanism." Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms. Magazine, Humanist Pioneer Awardee
British Humanist Association
Umbrella organization for humanist groups in the United Kingdom. Information about campaigns and services Category Society Religion and Spirituality humanism Secular humanismClick here to enter the website for the British Humanist Association.
http://www.humanism.org.uk/
What's The Humanist Movement
Basic information on the Humanist Movement, an international organization focusing on this world.Category Society Politics Humanist MovementThe humanist movement is an international organization formed by people of differentages, origins, culture and religion, united by the project to build a
http://www.humanism.org/

Extractions: The humanist movement is an international organization formed by people of different ages, origins, culture and religion, united by the project to build a truly human society. A society in which the human being, with his needs and aspirations, is the central value. A society in which human rights are completely realized: the right to health, instruction, freedom, spirituality, search for the meaning of life, and an existence with dignity.
Secular Humanism: Right For America?
Secular humanism, pervasive influence in schools, business, government. What you need to know is here.
http://www.flash.net/~bob001/SecularHumanism.htm

Extractions: Telephone ... Earn an Award for your Ethics Website Secular Humanism is an ethical philosophy that emphasizes a world view based upon naturalism: the belief that the physical world or nature is all that exists or is real. As such, it emphasizes scientific inquiry and rejects revealed knowledge as well as theistic morality. Secular Humanism is increasingly influential in politics, ethics and morals, as well as education. There are several core documents that state the philosophy of secular humanism. The Humanist Manifesto I completed in 1933 was signed by 34 influential people including Anton J. Carlson, John Dewey, John H. Dietrich, R. Lester Mondale, Charles Francis Potter, Curtis W. Reese, and Edwin H. Wilson. In 1973 the Humanist Manifesto II was introduced and in 1980 it was succeeded by the Secular Humanist Declaration There are a number of notable areas of belief that characterize Secular Humanism. These are outlined below along with examples of public figures implementing those beliefs in a public manner. Several examples show the voting behavior of Congressman Sander Levin, representing Michigan's 12th congressional district (which is where I live) in the U.S. Congress.
SHA Home
The official journal of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology. Includes tables of contents for recent issues and contact information.
http://www.smcm.edu/sha/shapubs.htm

Extractions: SHA Journal Anthropology and Humanism the journal of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology, is the voice of humanistic science. In this capacity, AH accepts articles from anthropologists who concern themselves with the central question of the discipline: what it is to be human. Believing that such an issue must be addressed both holistically and by the whole discipline, AH welcomes contributions from all major fields of anthropology. Also, the journal welcomes articles from scholars in other disciplines, in the humanities as well as in the sciences. CONTACTS JOURNAL ISSUES Current Issue Volume 27, Number 1, June 2002 Journal Archives (From 1977) Edith Turner , Editor fax 804/924-1350 The editorial board of Anthropology and Humanism is actively seeking submissions for the upcoming December 2000 issue of the journal as well as subsequent issues. Please send us papers at your earliest convenience, or forward this message to anyone you feel might be interested. Anita McLees
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Humanism
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07538b.htm

Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... H > Humanism A B C D ... Z Humanism is the name given to the intellectual, literary, and scientific movement of the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, a movement which aimed at basing every branch of learning on the literature and culture of classical antiquity. Believing that a classical training alone could form a perfect man, the Humanists so called themselves in opposition to the Scholastics, and adopted the term humaniora It is customary to begin the history of Humanism with Dante (1265-1321), and Petrarch (1304-74). Of the two Dante , by reason of his poetic sublimity, was undoubtedly the greater; but, as regards Humanism Dante was merely its precursor while Petrarch initiated the movement and led it on to success. Dante certainly shows traces of the coming change; in his great epic classical and Christian materials are found side by side, while poetic renown, an aim so characteristic of the pagan writers yet so foreign to the Christian ideal, is what he seeks. In matters of real importance, however, he takes the Scholastics as his guides. Petrarch , on the other hand, is the first Humanist; he is interested only in the ancients and in poetry. He unearths long-lost manuscripts of the classics, and collects ancient medals and coins. If
HUMANISM
From an interfaith organization, information on the Humanist Manifestos of the 1930s and 1970s.Category Society Religion and Spirituality humanismhumanism AND THE HUMANIST MANIFESTOS. Click Here to Visit our Sponsors.Types of humanism In the religious arena, many words have
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Extractions: AND THE HUMANIST MANIFESTOS Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Types of Humanism: In the religious arena, many words have a number of different meanings . Some examples are: Christian, cults, Humanist, pagan, Satanist, Witch and Witchcraft . The terms Humanism and Humanist are essentially meaningless when used by themselves; their meanings only become clear when preceded by an adjective, as in: Christian Humanism : a philosophy based on Christian beliefs about the nature of God, and which advocate people's fulfillment by personal effort. Cultural Humanism : A concept that knowledge can be obtained through rational thought and experimentation. It has its roots in ancient Greece and Rome. It developed into the scientific method and is the major underpinning of all sciences today. Literary Humanism : pursuit of the humanities (languages, literature, philosophy, history, etc.) Modern Humanism : a generic term encompassing both Religious and Secular Humanism. Philosophical Humanism is a philosophy centered upon the needs and interests of people.
AAH Home Page
Online home of the Council for Secular humanism, serving secular humanists, atheists,agnostics, freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, and all those interested
http://www.secularhumanism.org/aah/

Extractions: Select to Jump Home What's New? Action Alerts Shop Online Introduction to Secular Humanism What is Secular Humanism? The Affirmations of Humanism A Secular Humanist Declaration Dangerous Reading The Council for Secular Humanism Paul Kurtz Activities, Publications, and Projects Speakers Bureau Web Columns and Feedback Supporting the Council for Secular Humanism Employment Opportunities CSH Organizations African Americans for Humanism Campus Freethought Alliance Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion International Academy of Humanism Local Secular Humanist Societies Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) Secular Family Network Society of Humanist Philosophers The Center for Inquiry Center for Inquiry Libraries Center for Inquiry-West (Los Angeles) Center for Inquiry-Metro NY Center for Inquiry-Florida Worldwide Index of Humanist Groups Find a Secular Humanist Group Near You Notes from the Field SecularHumanism.org Online Library CSH Publications Free Inquiry Magazine FI Web Exclusive Secular Humanist Bulletin Philo SOS International Newsletter AAH Examiner Secular Humanist Viewpoints Robert Green Ingersoll Memorial Committee James Madison Memorial Committee Taslima Nasrin Humanist Hall of Fame Links Send Feedback Change of Address Form Contact Us Search the site Site Map
Existentialism Is A Humanism
A 1946 essay by Sartre.Category Society Philosophy Philosophers Sartre, Jean-Paul WorksReturn to Sartre Homepage. JeanPaul Sartre. Existentialism is ahumanism (LExistentialisme est un humanisme, 1946). My purpose
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Humanism (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)
From the Vatican Library Renaissance Culture collection, an academic treatise on Renaissance humanism. Extensively indexed with links to many ancient book plates. The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin
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Extractions: Humanism ... Credits The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained both all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and the best models for a powerful Latin style. They developed a new, rigorous kind of classical scholarship, with which they corrected and tried to understand the works of the Greeks and Romans, which seemed so vital to them. Costanzo Felici, Historia de coniuratione Catilinae (History of the Catilinarian Conspiracy) Fifteenth century Although humanists had thronged the papal court since the beginning of the century, Pius II was the first real humanist to sit in the chair of Peter. Born in Siena as Enea Silvio Piccolomini, he acquired a reputation as a diplomat, belletrist, and womanizer, and was crowned poet laureate by the Emperor Frederick in 1442. After serving the emperor and the anti-Roman Council of Basel, Piccolomini joined the Roman camp in 1446. He became a cardinal in 1456 and in 1458 was elected pope. As pope, the only work of scholarship he was able to continue was his "Commentaries," a remarkably frank autobiography in which he put his passions and prejudices on full view. In the passage shown here, Pius expresses his bitter contempt for the French, who had been unwilling to join his crusade against the Great Turk.
New Humanism And Sartre's Moral
Aims to help young people gain an understanding of new humanism and Sartre's moral philosophy.
http://www.etudes-augias.com/Inglese.htm

Extractions: This web-site is designed for students in secondary schools in the countries and languages we'll be able to reach and use. It is aimed at helping young people to have a better knowledge of "Nuovo Umanesimo" and Sartre's morale, that is, contemporary European culture with the historical and poetic references which can be found in our books. We have made available on the Net two files with nine volumes that students can download, free of charge. As announced in the last communication, you shall find on line two poetic texts preceded by an explanatory preface. Tey represent a poetic verification of new humanism and besides they can be object for a poetic theatre due to they represent the existential surrealism of our age. Other texts shall follow on the origin of our occidental civilization as base of our age.
Contacts - Centre For Psychotherapeutic Studies
A philosophical look at theoretical antihumanism.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/N-Q/psysc/staff/sihomer/human.html

Extractions: MAPPING THE TERRAIN OF THEORETICAL ANTI-HUMANISM by Sean Homer In the recent publication of his 1992 Welleck Lecture Series, The Seeds of Time per se . Hopefully, what will become clear from the exposition that follows is that both positions are more complex, and indeed more contradictory, than they generally credit the other side with being. Why Theoretical Anti-Humanism? The case against humanism, as I understand it, revolves around two central issues: those of essentialism and morality. In other words, the belief in the humanist premise that there is an essential or universal essence of "man," and that this essence is an attribute of all individuals, or, what we would call "human nature". The corollary of this conception of a universal human nature is that it can form the basis for moral judgements and actions. However, it is not so much the emphasis upon the effectivity of moral action that differentiates humanists from anti-humanists but rather, as Kate Soper argues in Humanism and Anti-Humanism , the defence of moral action as a form of "truth" in itself, in its own right.2 These dual aspects of essentialism and morality are what Althusser criticises as the "humanist type structure," and for the rigorously scientistic Althusser any form of argument that rests upon ethical or moral criteria precludes genuine theoretical analysis and understanding. At a less theoretical level, the endorsement of humanism was seen as analogous to the privileging of a particular conception of the subject, usually the white, heterosexual, male subject. Theoretical anti-humanism's political cutting edge was the rejection of a singular, universal conception of the subject and the attempt to open up spaces for the articulation and acknowledgement of different forms of subjectivity.
American Humanist Association: Humanist Philosophy
Whether you're doing research, exploring a personal philosophy, or are simplycurious about humanism, the resources below are a great place to start.
http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/

Extractions: Whether you're doing research, exploring a personal philosophy, or are simply curious about Humanism, the resources below are a great place to start. Definitions of Humanism : Humanism in brief. Writings about Humanism : Exploration of what it means to be a Humanist. ... : Quotes from renowned Humanists. Key Works The Philosophy of Humanism Humanist Manifesto I Humanist Manifesto II Humanism as the Next Step ... The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto Add to your collection with Humanist Press Books
Humanist In Canada
Resource about Canadian humanism.
http://humanists.net/hic/
Progressive Humanism--A World View Based On Science And Common Sense
Describes this visionary sect of the humanist movement established by author Carl Coon. Read a library of essays and link to more info. Progressive humanism, A World View, based on science and commonsense, afghanistan, altruism, anthropology, atheism,
http://www.progressivehumanism.com/

Extractions: Progressive Humanism, A World View, based on science and commonsense, afghanistan, altruism, anthropology, atheism, creationism, culture, darwin, environment, ethics, ethnicity, evolution, human nature, human origins, humanism, memes, morality, philosophy, population, religion, satire, sociobiology, terrorism, foreign policy (Revised and Updated March 28, 2003) About Progressive Humanism Click here for a description of what we stand for, and a brief bio of the principal author, Carl Coon New Book Click here for a description of Carl Coon's book, "Culture Wars and the Global Village." A)Topical Issues Next Steps After the War We can regain much of our international standing and capacity for world leadership if we welcome UN participation in Iraq's postwar reconstruction, and if we go to the mat with Sharon on the settlements issue. (3/28/03) War o n Iraq I disagree with how we got here, but here we are. at war, and we'd best get on with the job and do it right. After we win, we have to start behaving like responsible citizens of an increasingly integrated world community. (3/17/03) Kurds and Turks If we are bound and determined to invade Iraq, let's at least try to do right by the Kurds, for once. The Turkish parliament's rejection of their deal with us gives us an honorable way out. (3/03)
Wasteland Of Wonders : Atheism And Atheist Dept.
Articles about atheism, humanism, and skepticism.
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