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Title

What is humanism, and why does it matter? / edited by Anthony B. Pinn.

Publication

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Pub., 2013.

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Additional Authors

Pinn, Anthony B.

Description

xiii, 194 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "We live in a world of social, political, economic, and religious rupture. Ideologies polarise to fuel confrontation within communities, nations and regions of the world. At this point in the 21st Century, humanism's focus on reason, ethics and justice offers the potential to rethink and re-engage in new ways. What Is Humanism, and Why Does It Matter? brings together leading humanist thinkers and activists to examine humanism and how it can work in the world.
• Humanism is often misunderstood. The movement includes both atheists and agnostics, who seek to make ethical sense of the world based on shared human values and a concern for human welfare, happiness and fulfillment.
• What Is Humanism, and Why Does It Matter? presents an overview and exploration of the meaning and nature of humanism, both as a philosophy and as a way of engaging with the challenges of the world.

Series Statement

Studies in humanist thought and praxis series

Subject

Humanism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Humanism as Experience -- Humanism as Guide to Life Meaning -- Humanism as a Meaning Frame -- If War is not the Answer: An Altermodern Approach to Political Engagement -- Humanist Outlaws: Thinking Religion/Living Humanism -- Beyond Kumbaya: Culturally Relevant Humanism in an Age of "Posts" -- Humanism and the Big Problem -- Growing Humanism in a Faith-Dominated Society.

ISBN

• 9781844656608 (pbk.)
• 1844656608 (pbk.)
• 9781844656592 (hardcover)
• 1844656594 (hardcover)
• 9781908049629 (hardcover)
• 1908049626 (hardcover)
• 9781908049636 (pbk.)
• 1908049634 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2012024801

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library