Devil and Secular Humanism The Children of the Enlightenment

Name: Devil and Secular Humanism The Children of the Enlightenment
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ISBN: 9780275934422

ISBN-10: 027593442X

ISBN-13: 9780275934422

Edition: 1990

Authors: Howard Radest

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There is currently much confusion about the nature of humanism and a good deal of interest in its point of view. As the object of attack and suspicion by fundamentalists, conservatives, and traditional religionists, Howard B. Radest believes that humanism deserves a clear and responsible treatment. He accomplishes this in this book by clarifying the nature of humanism in historical and current thought. The Enlightenment, Radest states, gave birth to a number of humanist values that are still being worked out in today's societies. He reconstructs how humanist values have been considered dangerous by those who fear a change in the status quo. Humanism, Radest maintains, is the true descendant…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 11/30/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface


First Person Singular: From Philosophy to Biography


The Devil and Secular Humanism: The Fundamentalist


Temptation Religions of Humanity: Rationalism, Free Thought, and Ethical Culture


Humanism Against Itself: The Religious Debate


Illusions of Spirituality: The Sentimental Temptation


Doing Good: The Liberal Temptation


The Humanist at Home: Naturalism Revisited


A Humanist's Companions: Democracy Reconstructed


Humanist's Journey: Without Endings


Selected Bibliography


Index