The Return of Humanism
The Aspirational Credo of Our Species gets Validated by Science
The History of Humanism
Looking back over its origins, Renaissance Humanism takes center stage, recounting the discovery of ancient Greece and Roman documents from the 13th century onward. As a humanist writer I do append the inclusion of Confucius (learning, family, empire), Christ (compassion, morality) and Muhammad (science, decorum) as the three founding humanists. This is my own characterization, given the antiquity and advanced state of Chinese culture 3000 years ago, and the influence of Islam in the centuries preceding Renaissance Humanism.
I recommend the overview of Robert Grudin to provide colorful reading at https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanism. Its early history is fascinating.
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The Humanist Credo
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