On Humanism

Name: On Humanism
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ISBN: 9780415305235

ISBN-10: 0415305233

ISBN-13: 9780415305235

Edition: 2004

Authors: Richard Norman

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humanism /'hju:meniz(e)m/ n.an outlook or system of thought concerned with human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Albert Einstein, Isaac Asimov, E.M. Forster, Bertrand Russell, and Gloria Steinem all declared themselves humanists. What is humanism and why does it matter? Is there any doctrine every humanist must hold? If it rejects religion, what does it offer in its place? Have the twentieth century's crimes against humanity spelled the end for humanism? On Humanismis a timely and powerfully argued philosophical defense of humanism. It is also an impassioned plea that we turn to ourselves, not religion, if we want to answer Socrates' age-old question: what is the best kind of…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Why Science Undermines Religion



What's So Special About Human Beings?



Morality in a Godless World



The Meaning of Life and the Need for Stories


Postscript: Organised Humanism


Notes


Index