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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).
Humanism is also used to refer to various belief systems, including Secular humanism, Religious humanism, and Christian humanism.
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.
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, social 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 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
Bertrand Russell
Dr. Robert Buckman
Erasmus
Rabelais
Erich Fromm
Albert Einstein
Gene Roddenberry
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Isaac Asimov
Jean-Paul Sartre (nb. this is heavily disputed by his critics!)
Julius Caesar Scaliger
Kurt Vonnegut
Michel de Montaigne
Philip Pullman
Philipp Melanchthon
Richard Dawkins
Werner Jaeger
Johann Reuchlin
External links
HUMANISM: Why, What, and What For, In 882 Words (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MHEC/humnism.htm)
http://www.jcn.com/humanism.html
International Humanist and Ethical Union (http://www.iheu.org/)
Chicago humanist wiki pages (http://www.globalchicago.net/humanist/wiki/wiki.cgi?ChicagoHumanist)
Site of the Humanist Movement - German (http://www.neuer-humanismus.de/)
Site of the Humanist n.e.t. - German/ English (http://www.humanist-net.org)
Site of the Romanian association Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience - Romanian/ English (http://www.humanism.ro)
Taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org
Humanism is also used to refer to various belief systems, including Secular humanism, Religious humanism, and Christian humanism.
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.
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, social 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 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
Bertrand Russell
Dr. Robert Buckman
Erasmus
Rabelais
Erich Fromm
Albert Einstein
Gene Roddenberry
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Isaac Asimov
Jean-Paul Sartre (nb. this is heavily disputed by his critics!)
Julius Caesar Scaliger
Kurt Vonnegut
Michel de Montaigne
Philip Pullman
Philipp Melanchthon
Richard Dawkins
Werner Jaeger
Johann Reuchlin
External links
HUMANISM: Why, What, and What For, In 882 Words (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MHEC/humnism.htm)
http://www.jcn.com/humanism.html
International Humanist and Ethical Union (http://www.iheu.org/)
Chicago humanist wiki pages (http://www.globalchicago.net/humanist/wiki/wiki.cgi?ChicagoHumanist)
Site of the Humanist Movement - German (http://www.neuer-humanismus.de/)
Site of the Humanist n.e.t. - German/ English (http://www.humanist-net.org)
Site of the Romanian association Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience - Romanian/ English (http://www.humanism.ro)
Taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org