15 Facts About Humanism

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Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings.

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Humanism's comments there is a lack of a shared belief system or doctrine but, in general, humanists are aiming for happiness and self-fulfillment.

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Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives.

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Humanism made one of the first agnostic statements; according to one fragment: "About the gods I am able to know neither that they exist nor that they do not exist nor of what kind they are in form: for many things prevent me for knowing this, its obscurity and the brevity of man's life".

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Humanism's most significant contribution was a list of books he created outlining the four major categories or disciplines, that would be the base of humanistic studies (studia humanitatis) that were widely adopted for educational purposes.

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Humanism thinks that the shift from man to human is a process that started during enlightenment and is still ongoing.

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Humanism gives the paradigm of Africa; Africa was a contribution to knowledge until renaissance, but was disregarded afterwards.

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Humanism supported the idea of moral autonomy of the individual, which was fundamental to his philosophy, deducing that morality is the product of the way we live, it is not a preset of fixed values.

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Humanism rejects supernatural sources of morality, because of their inconsistencies and because it rejects extra-natural phenomena in general.

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Humanism is a naturalistic philosophy—it rejects gods, angels, immortal souls, and all supernatural phenomena.

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Humanism defends secularism, which they deem fairer in comparison with theocracy; they argue secularism prevents discrimination, protects the plurality of modern societies, and preserves personal autonomy.

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Humanism is at odds with conservatism, which relies on long-standing traditions, and tries to preserve Christian values: elements such as xenophobia, bigotry, and animal cruelty are sometimes part of Christian values.

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Humanism opposes the irrationality of nationalism and totalitarianism, whether these be part of fascism or Marxist–Leninist communism.

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Humanism's found that most humanists were raised having a religious background.

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Humanism finds a commonality between humanism and the Catholic discourse on human dignity.

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