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'''Humanism''' is a group of [[ethics|ethical]] theories that place the human being at the center of our moral concern. It also refers to a literary and scholarly movement during the [[Renaissance]] led by scholars like [[Erasmus]]. | '''Humanism''' is a group of [[ethics|ethical]] theories that place the human being at the center of our moral concern. It also refers to a literary and scholarly movement during the [[Renaissance]] led by scholars like [[Erasmus]]. | ||
Humanists tend to believe that human beings can make progress through the application of human intellect without the need for religious authority, and many also believe that "man is the measure of all things"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/man-is-the-measure-of-all-things-1 |title=Man is the measure of all things |accessdate=2008-04-02 |format= |work=Proverbs. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs from Answers.com }}</ref> | Humanists tend to believe that human beings can make progress through the application of human intellect without the need for religious authority, and many also believe that "man is the measure of all things",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/man-is-the-measure-of-all-things-1 |title=Man is the measure of all things |accessdate=2008-04-02 |format= |work=Proverbs. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs from Answers.com }}</ref> although some people like the ethicist [[Peter Singer]] have questioned humanist attitudes to animals. Humanism is derived from both [[Unitarian Universalism]] and from the philosophies of the [[Enlightenment]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:20, 13 August 2008
Humanism is a group of ethical theories that place the human being at the center of our moral concern. It also refers to a literary and scholarly movement during the Renaissance led by scholars like Erasmus.
Humanists tend to believe that human beings can make progress through the application of human intellect without the need for religious authority, and many also believe that "man is the measure of all things",[1] although some people like the ethicist Peter Singer have questioned humanist attitudes to animals. Humanism is derived from both Unitarian Universalism and from the philosophies of the Enlightenment.
References
- ↑ Man is the measure of all things. Proverbs. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs from Answers.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.