Essays on Humanism

The World of Humanism and Reform 15 February 2013 Humanism: The Egalitarian Movement The Humanist philosophy has egalitarian roots because of its ideal confidence in humans to decipher truth from falsehood without any need for external intervention. This assurance that people have no need for others but only themselves proves that each relies on his…

Humanism is a worldview or system of thought that gives the highest importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. It rejects religion and centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth. Modern humanism as we understand it dates back to the Italian the Renaissance when a cultural movement turned away from the…

During the renaissance, there was a renewed interest in the arts, and the traditional views of society came into question. People began to explore the power of the human mind. A term often used to describe the increasing interest in the powers of the human mind is humanism. Generally, humanism stresses the individual’s creative, reasoning,…

Before the Italian Renaissance, the education system in Europe was controlled by the Latin Church, which basically taught mostly religious doctrine. Then, beginning in the 1300’s, many scholars began to discover classic works by the likes of Plato and especially Cicero. Cicero, who was a Roman philosopher and statesman, studied something he called “humane studies.”…

In the eyes of secular humanism is that we have the same purpose as any other life form and we are no greater in value than the animal kingdom. Although, their belief is that we have more ways of gaining more than anything else is: Learning and Intelligence. It’s our belief that we do everything…

AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ETHICAL PARADIGM By Alloy S. Ihuah PhD. Department of Religion and Philosophy Benue State University Makurdi. Nigeria. [email protected] com 08034017856;08026242031 (i) Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs, names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations, events and experiences in the lives of the…

Language forms the footing of civilisation. Without linguistic communication there can be no memory. no civilization. surely nil every bit complex as societal construction or humanity. In Franz Kafka’s. “The Metamorphosis” the supporter. Gregor Samsa. loses portion of his address module. In fact. he turns into a bug and. as his capacity for linguistic communication…