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Humanism
Humanism or Renaissance humanism is the cultural movement in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, that revived the language (in particular the Greek language), science, and poetry of classical antiquity (mainly Ancient Greece).
To a certain extent, this could include an orientation toward antique value systems and deviation from the prevailing Christian doctrine. From this comes the second meaning of the word. There is also Christian humanism and Unitarian Universalism.
A person primarily studying languages related to classical antiquity, such as Greek or Latin, and the art, literature and poetry of this epoch may sometimes be called a humanist and the main area of concern for these people is then referred to as humanities.
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1 Humanism -- the humanist ethos
2 Humanism -- confused terminology
3 List of humanists
4 External links
Humanism -- the humanist ethos
Humanism is an ethos, attitude, or way of life centered on human
interests or values, stressing an individual's dignity and worth and capacity
for self-realization through reason and other human skills.
It usually rejects supernaturalism, but some religious people consider
themselves humanists.
See also: rationalist, Universalism, universism, secular humanism, religious (spiritual) humanism, New Humanism, transhumanism, humanistic psychology
Humanism -- confused terminology
The writings of Pre-Socratic philosophers were lost to obscurity until Renaissance scholars rediscovered and translated them into modern language. Thus the term "humanist" can mean humanities scholar (who may be hostile to Secular Humanism and the The Enlightenment), Renaissance intellectuals, and those who have agreement with the Pre-Socratics. To make matters worse, some use the term as a synonym for "humanitarian".
List of humanists
External links
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A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
The Spell of the Sensuous : Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram
The DENIAL OF DEATH by Ernest Becker
The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit by Joseph Chilton Pearce
Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition by Robert E. Slavin
A Simpler Way by Margaret J. Wheatley
The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History by Howard K. Bloom
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence by Deepak Chopra
The Book : On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
On Equilibrium : The Six Qualities of the New Humanism by John Ralston Saul
Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Christopher Butler
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist by Dan Barker
The Open: Man and Animal by Giorgio Agamben
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