Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 368 g
Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 368 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-50605-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Questions discussed in this book include:
- How do humanists see the relation between science and religious belief?
- Is humanism wedded to science as the only valid form of knowledge?
- What value do humanists place on the arts, and can they value religious art?
- Does the emphasis on human responsibility depend on an untenable belief in 'free will', and is this undermined by psychology and neuroscience?
- Do humanists think that life is sacred?
- What account would humanists give of the basis of human rights, and why they are important?
- Does humanism entail that human life is meaningless and pointless?
- Can humanists meet the challenge of nihilism?
Understanding Humanism provides a reliable and easily digestible introduction to the field. By exploring these questions and inviting readers to engage with the arguments, it serves as the ideal textbook for those approaching the topic of humanism for the first time.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Agnostizismus, Atheismus, Säkularer Humanismus
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Liberalismus, Libertarismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Humanistische Psychologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Humanist organisations 2. A shared humanity 3. Human reason 4. Human imagination 5. Human responsibility 6. Human values 7. Is life sacred? 8. Human rights and secularism 9. Life and meaning 10. Humanism and religion. Index