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==Definitions==
*1a : [[devotion]] to the [[humanities]] : literary [[culture]]
:b : the revival of [[classical]] [[letters]], individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on [[secular]] concerns characteristic of the Renaissance
*2: humanitarianism
*3: a [[doctrine]], [[attitude]], or way of life centered on human interests or [[values]]; especially : a [[philosophy]] that usually rejects [[supernaturalism]] and stresses an [[individual]]'s [[dignity]] and [[worth]] and [[capacity]] for [[self-realization]] through [[reason]]
==Description==
'''Humanism''' is an approach in [[study]], [[philosophy]], or [[practice]] that [[focuses]] on [[human]] [[values]] and concerns. The term can mean several things, for example:
*1. A historical [[movement]] associated especially with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Renaissance Italian Renaissance].
*2. An approach to [[education]] that uses literary means or a focus on the [[humanities]] to inform [[students]].
*3. A variety of [[perspectives]] in [[philosophy]] and [[social science]] which affirm some notion of 'human nature' (by contrast with anti-humanism).
*4. A [[secular]] [[ideology]] which espouses [[reason]], [[ethics]], and [[justice]], whilst specifically rejecting [[supernatural]] and religious [[dogma]] as a basis of [[morality]] and [[decision]]-making.
The latter [[interpretation]] may be attributed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism Secular Humanism] as a specific humanistic life stance. [[Modern]] [[meanings]] of the word have therefore come to be associated with a rejection of appeals to the [[supernatural]] or to some higher [[authority]]. This [[interpretation]] may be directly contrasted with other prominent uses of the term in [[traditional]] religious circles. Humanism of this strand arose from a trajectory extending from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-clericalism anti-clericalism] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment Enlightenment], the various secular movements of the 19th century (such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivism positivism]), and the overarching expansion of the scientific project.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism]
[[Category: Philosophy]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1832]
==Definitions==
*1a : [[devotion]] to the [[humanities]] : literary [[culture]]
:b : the revival of [[classical]] [[letters]], individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on [[secular]] concerns characteristic of the Renaissance
*2: humanitarianism
*3: a [[doctrine]], [[attitude]], or way of life centered on human interests or [[values]]; especially : a [[philosophy]] that usually rejects [[supernaturalism]] and stresses an [[individual]]'s [[dignity]] and [[worth]] and [[capacity]] for [[self-realization]] through [[reason]]
==Description==
'''Humanism''' is an approach in [[study]], [[philosophy]], or [[practice]] that [[focuses]] on [[human]] [[values]] and concerns. The term can mean several things, for example:
*1. A historical [[movement]] associated especially with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Renaissance Italian Renaissance].
*2. An approach to [[education]] that uses literary means or a focus on the [[humanities]] to inform [[students]].
*3. A variety of [[perspectives]] in [[philosophy]] and [[social science]] which affirm some notion of 'human nature' (by contrast with anti-humanism).
*4. A [[secular]] [[ideology]] which espouses [[reason]], [[ethics]], and [[justice]], whilst specifically rejecting [[supernatural]] and religious [[dogma]] as a basis of [[morality]] and [[decision]]-making.
The latter [[interpretation]] may be attributed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism Secular Humanism] as a specific humanistic life stance. [[Modern]] [[meanings]] of the word have therefore come to be associated with a rejection of appeals to the [[supernatural]] or to some higher [[authority]]. This [[interpretation]] may be directly contrasted with other prominent uses of the term in [[traditional]] religious circles. Humanism of this strand arose from a trajectory extending from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-clericalism anti-clericalism] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment Enlightenment], the various secular movements of the 19th century (such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivism positivism]), and the overarching expansion of the scientific project.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism]
[[Category: Philosophy]]