81. Humanist Association Of Los Angeles Volunteer Home Page humanism is, in sum, a philosophy of those in love with life. The statements of our philosophy have been taken from various Humanist expressions, http://www.hala.org/

The Humanist Association of Los Angeles A Chapter of the American Humanist Association A Non-Profit Educational Organization Contents: Next Meeting of HALA. QUOTES President's Message Southern California Freethought Calendar ... About this document NEXT MEETING HUMANIST ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES JOINT MEETING WITH ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES First Sunday West L.A. Discussion Group Join us for the next scheduled meeting: Sunday, Septmeber 4, 11:00 am, in Santa Monica The California Clean Money Campaign with Eric Tang The California Clean Money Campaign is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to build statewide support for full public funding of election Campaigns, a system commonly known as Clean Money. Already working Arizona and Maine, Clean Money would help create an open and accountable government that is responsive to the needs of all Californians. (www.caclean.org) This meeting is free and open to the public. We are a chapter of the American Humanist Association, and we cooperate with the Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles. HALA is the Humanist Association of Los Angeles (hala.org). Contact: Larry A. Taylor

82. What Is Humanism? Philosophical humanism is any outlook or way of life centered on human need and humanism tells us that whatever our philosophy of the universe may be, http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/mine/humanism2.htm

What Is Humanism? by Frederick Edwords What is humanism? The sort of answer you will get to that question depends on what sort of humanist you ask! The word "humanism" has a number of meanings, and because authors and speakers often don't clarify which meaning they intend, those trying to explain humanism can easily become a source of confusion. Fortunately, each meaning of the word constitutes a different type of humanism the different types being easily separated and defined by the use of appropriate adjectives. So, let me summarize the different varieties of humanism in this way. Literary Humanism is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture. Renaissance Humanism is the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth and falsehood. Cultural Humanism is the rational and empirical tradition that originated largely in ancient Greece and Rome, evolved throughout European history, and now constitutes a basic part of the Western approach to science, political theory, ethics, and law. Philosophical Humanism is any outlook or way of life centered on human need and interest. Sub-categories of this type include Christian Humanism and Modern Humanism.

83. Biblical Theism - Humanism Exposed. Christianity Is Superior! For humanists, the philosophical foundations are from human reasoning as The only way for theists to stop this growing humanistic philosophy and its http://www.biblicaltheism.com/

Biblical Theism Theism - Essays About God Christian Worldview Seminars Philosophical Faces of Humanism Miscellaneous Articles ... Tips On Using This Site and How to Contact Us To find a specific word in this site, enter it in the blank and click "Search". Definition of Theism : Theism may be defined as belief in a god or gods. Some religions have many gods; some have only one. Some religions are theistic; others are not. Theism is the opposite of atheism, which is belief that there is no god. Biblical theism is belief in the Judeo-Christian God, i.e., the God presented in the Bible. Biblical theism encompasses many subtopics. A study of the God of the Bible will necessarily focus attention on the Godhead, composed of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It relates to the nature and attributes of God, the pre-existence and deity of Christ, the person and operation of the Holy Spirit, and a host of other subcategories. For resource information about biblical theism, click on Resources About Biblical Theism . For short essays about God, click on

84. What Is Humanism? humanism is a philosophy for the here and now. Humanists regard human values as humanism is a realistic philosophy. Humanists recognize the existence of http://www.jcn.com/humanism.html

BUSH LIES PROJECT What is Humanism? by Frederick Edwords Executive Director, American Humanist Association What is humanism? The sort of answer you will get to that question depends on what sort of humanist you ask! The word "humanism" has a number of meanings, and because authors and speakers often don't clarify which meaning they intend, those trying to explain humanism can easily become a source of confusion. Fortunately, each meaning of the word constitutes a different type of humanism the different types being easily separated and defined by the use of appropriate adjectives. So, let me summarize the different varieties of humanism in this way. Literary Humanism is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture. Renaissance Humanism is the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth and falsehood. Cultural Humanism is the rational and empirical tradition that originated largely in ancient Greece and Rome, evolved throughout European history, and now constitutes a basic part of the Western approach to science, political theory, ethics, and law. Philosphical Humanism is any outlook or way of life centered on human need and interest. Sub-categories of this type include Christian Humanism and Modern Humanism.

85. Peter Levine: Renaissance Humanism Today I think that Renaissance humanist philosophy is often misunderstood; In contrast, Renaissance humanists meant by philosophy the dialogues, speeches, http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/000509.html

Peter Levine A blog for civic renewal « "progressives" are conservative Main Dean and the working class » November 05, 2003 Renaissance humanism today I think that Renaissance humanist philosophy is often misunderstood; and this mistake matters to me because I favor a revival of the real methods of the humanists. The standard view is that Renaissance humanists taught original doctrines , especially the "dignity of man" that was the theme of Marsilio Ficino 's famous oration. They are thought to be "humanists" because they believed in the centrality of human beings as opposed to God. In turn, Renaissance humanists wrote, not abstract treatises, but stories told by and about literary characters in concrete situations. Often these works were ironic. Utopia , the Praise of Folly , and the Prince share a surprising feature: people have argued for centuries about whether their authors were serious or joking. Utopia and the Praise of Folly are narrated by fictional characters, distant from their authors. And Machiavelli wrote the

86. Volume 4 - Rethinking Humanism: History, Philosophy, Science - Humanism Today Rethinking humanism History, philosophy, Science Copyright © 1988 by the North American Committee for humanism (NACH) All rights reserved, http://www.humanismtoday.org/vol4/

Contact Volumes available online 1: Ethics, Religion, Education, Welfare, Peace, and the State 2: The Aesthetics of Humanism 3: Science and Humanism 4: Rethinking Humanism: History, Philosophy, Science ... Edward L. Ericson Humanism and the Tradition of Dissent Jane F. Koretz Human Dimensions of Twentieth Century Physics Khoren Arisian The Riddle of Human Evil: Toward a New Theodicy Vern Bullough Ethical Issues in Technology Harvey B. Sarles Humanism and Human Nature; Recovering the Individual Howard B. Radest Companionship (A Metaphor for Humanism) Lawrence Levine Biogenesis Roy R. Fairfield Person Centered Learning Jane F. Koretz New Questions from the New Biology Robert B. Tapp Humanists and Their Values Sherwin T. Wine Humanism and Freedom Gerald A. Larue Euthanasia 5: The Enlightenment Reconstructed 6: Meaning in Humanism 7: Humanism and New Age Thinking 8: Humanism and Postmodernism ... NACH/The Humanist Institute Rethinking Humanism: History, Philosophy, Science HUMANISM TODAY: VOLUME 4, 1988

87. Swegene - Bio-ethics Birgitta Forsman (humanism/philosophy) bforsman@tele2.se Karin HednerZetterholm (Judaism) Karin.Zetterholm@teol.lu.se Axel Carlberg (Christianity) http://www.swegene.org/bioetik/SWEGENE_bioetik_eng.html

In collaboration with Swegene and the Wallenberg Consortium North (WCN) Background The national research programme on bioethics works in collaboration with Swegene and the Wallenberg Consortium North (WCN) and has separate funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. In this programme, 18 scholars at seven Swedish universities study ethical problems in relation to genetic research and gene technology. Projects within the research programme Views of human dignity and human life in different religions and philosophies: Judaism, Christianity, Islam and humanism/philosophy. Persons responsible: Birgitta Forsman (humanism/philosophy) bforsman@tele2.se Karin Hedner-Zetterholm (Judaism) Karin.Zetterholm@teol.lu.se Axel Carlberg (Christianity) Axel.Carlberg@thorax.lu.se Jonas Svensson (Islam) Jonas.Svensson@hum.hh.se Human dignity, individual integrity, and genetic information. Two studies approach ethical questions concerning the beginning of life and stem cell research from different points of view.

88. Eastern And Western Philosophy philosophy OF FREETHINKER humanism AND RATIONALISM American Humanist Association humanism is a progressive philosophy of life http://www.uni-giessen.de/~gk1415/philosophy.htm

Philosophy is the noblest heritage of mankind, the eternal search for absolute truth. An effort free from emotion to assess the situation of mankind in the cosmos Philosophy Quick Index Reference Eastern Philosophy Western Philosophy Political Philosophy Net Resources: ... German Resources For a parallel to the lesson of atomic theory -.."we must turn to those" ... kinds of epistemological problems with which already thinkers like Buddha and Lao-Tzu have been confronted, when trying harmonise our position as spectators and actors in the great drama of existence Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist from " Atomic physics and Human knowledge" EASTERN PHILOSOPHY Believe nothing ! Belief is a confession of ignorance ! Therefore do not even believe what even I tell you ! All I can do is to teach you to enlighten yourselves. Your first duty is to abolish your ignorance, and only you yourselves can do this Buddha Indian Philosophy Indian Philosophy by David J Melling Indian philosophy before the Greeks by David J Melling Indian Philosophy and Religion maintainedGomu Wisdom of Emptiness History of Budhhism in India Sanskrit Manuscripts at the PENN Library Theravada Text Archives download Buddhist Studies BuddhaNet.

89. BiblioRenHumanism Italian humanism, philosophy and Civic Life in the Renaissance. Seigel, Jerrold E. Rhetoric and philosophy in Renaissance humanism The Union of http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/king/BiblioRenHumanism.htm

Bibliography Italian Renaissance Humanism (rev. 1/24/02) Baron, Hans. The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance: Civic Humanism and Republican Liberty in an Age of Classicism and Tyranny . 2nd ed. 2 vols. in 1. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966. Baron, Hans. In Search of Florentine Civic Humanism: Essays on the Transition from Medieval to Modern Thought . 2 vols. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. Bentley, Jerry H. Humanists and Holy Writ: New Testament Scholarship in the Renaissance . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983. Bishop, Morris. Petrarch and his World . Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963. Black, Robert. Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance . Cambridge-New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Brown, Alison. Bartolomeo Scala, 1430-1497, Chancellor of Florence: The Humanist as Bureaucrat . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. Cassirer, Ernst. The Individual and the Cosmos in the Philosophy of the Renaissance . Trans. M. Domandi. NY, 1963. Orig. German: 1927.

90. IHS :: The Institute For Humanist Studies Home About IHS The Humanist philosophy IHS News and Views Humanists.net free Web hosting to humanist and related sites, http://humaniststudies.org/

Home About IHS The Humanist Philosophy IHS News and Views ... IHS Discussion Boards The Institute for Humanist Studies promotes non-religious perspectives on social, political, and ethical issues and serves as a resource for and about the humanist community. Humanist Network News - Current Headlines 21 September 2005 - Media vie for interviews with secular lobbyist, Newdow: More Americans support me this time, New Yorkers challenged "under God" in '56, Bioethics panel on cloning, Sept. 26, Sweet Reason, father of bride needs secular "Grace", Letters to the Editor, Cathartic Comics, Humanist Humor, Poll will return next week Breaking News Non-believers raising voice in capital - Secular Coalition, IHS in USA TODAY: "Under God" unconstitutional - IHS supports ruling: Atheists, humanists to send relief to hurricane Katrina victims - Organizations collect funds: IHS in the news - Read and hear recent media coverage: Institute for Humanist Studies Unveils Continuum of Humanist Education COHE offers the Internet's first interactive courses in humanist thought. Use the latest Web technology to explore the humanist philosophy, the evolution-creationism controversy and "intelligent design," separation of church and state, scientific psychology, sacred vs. secular ethics, and development of human potential without religion. Instant access at introductory low rates, many free of charge. We're humanists. Are you?

91. Humanism - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia humanism is an active ethical and philosophical approach to life focusing on human humanism Its Philosophical, Ethical, and Sociological Aspects. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism

Humanism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Humanism is an active ethical and philosophical approach to life focusing on human solutions to human issues through rational arguments without recourse to a god, gods, sacred texts or religious creeds. Humanism has become a kind of implied ethical doctrine (" -ism ") whose sphere is expanded to include the whole human ethnicity, as opposed to traditional ethical systems which apply only to particular ethnic groups Many early doctrines calling themselves "humanist" were based on Protagoras 's famous claim that "man is the measure of all things." In context, this asserted that people are the ultimate determiners of value and morality— not objective or absolutist codices. In its time, Protagoras' statement was a radical and objective view of the human condition, which has convincingly refuted absolutism for much of Western philosophical history since. Subsequent interpretations of this "principle" became split between relativism and universalism —the former views all ethics as derived from the individual ( individualism ), while the latter views ethics as meaningful only if they are applicable to all. While relativism gained prominence during the

92. Renaissance -- Printing And Thinking The Humanist philosophy. The new interest in secular life led to beliefs about education and society that came from Greece and Rome. The secular, humanist http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/printing_sub.html

Humanism Part of the Library of Congress's Vatican exhibit, this page focuses on the meaning and effects of humanism during the Renaissance. The Infancy of Printing An online exhibit that explores the transition from papyrus to paper, Gutenberg, and the first texts ever printed. Printing: Renaissance and Reformation This online exhibit includes images of books printed during the Renaissance and illustrations of printing presses and printing shops. The Humanist Philosophy The new interest in secular life led to beliefs about education and society that came from Greece and Rome. The secular, humanist idea held that the church should not rule civic matters, but should guide only spiritual matters. The church disdained the accumulation of wealth and worldly goods, supported a strong but limited education, and believed that moral and ethical behavior was dictated by scripture. Humanists, however, believed that wealth enabled them to do fine, noble deeds, that good citizens needed a good, well-rounded education (such as that advocated by the Greeks and Romans), and that moral and ethical issues were related more to secular society than to spiritual concerns. From The Western Tradition series.

93. The Humanist Philosophy THE HUMANIST philosophy With an Irish Guide to NonReligious Ceremonies. By Dick Spicer Ellen Sides. Now in its second Edition http://www.irish-humanists.org/HAI book/book.html

Home About us Humanism Ceremonies ... Contact us "I can only hope that as Ireland awakes to uncertainty - and consequently the quest for a Humanistic way of life - all your 'Little Green Books' have not been sold out!" Ms Mary I. Heron (Click on image for large view of cover) For further information on the subject of Humanism why not read our 'Little Green Book'. THE HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY With an Irish Guide to Non-Religious Ceremonies. Now in its second Edition This book will give you a greater understanding about Humanism. And includes full details about Humanist ceremonies . Don't miss it. Send your name and address and 15.00 [per copy] for non-members or 12.00 [per copy] for members only to: HAI book, 40 Laurleen, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, Ireland. [Overseas requests, please include an extra For further information send an email This book is also available from Books Upstairs 36 College Green, Dublin 2.

94. The Justification Of Morals In The Philosophy Of Thomas Aquinas | Page 1 METAPHYSICS AND HUMANIST philosophy. Aquinas represents a wide conception of the scope of philosophy. Philosophical reflection derives from a spontaneous http://www.socinian.org/thomas_aquinas.html

THE JUSTIFICATION OF MORALS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THOMAS AQUINAS Download Paper: Aquinas1.pdf Aquinas2.pdf Published in Ethics and Humanism, M. Hillar and H.R. Leuchtag, eds., American Humanist Association, Houston, 1992, 21-40. Marian Hillar Thomas Aquinas is considered by some as a "rational" theologian par excellence METAPHYSICS AND HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY THOMIST THEORY OF MORALS Aquinas did not attempt to develop a moral philosophy without Christian doctrines, since he considered that the knowledge of the purpose of human life, of the human supreme good, cannot be fully understood without revelation. To his credit it should be emphasized that he believed that such a system can exist and he had a great respect for Aristotle who epitomized this line of thought. His starting point is the Aristotelian conception of happiness or moral wellbeing [ eudaimonia ] as the last end of human living. He supplements this concept by the assumption of the religious doctrine, common to all mythological religions, of beatification in heaven: "If we speak of the ultimate end with respect to the thing itself, then human and all other beings share it together, for God is the ultimate end for all things without exception"; "There can be no complete and final happiness [ beatitudo ] for us save in the vision of God"; "the human mind's final perfection is by coming to union with God". Obviously, Aquinas's artificial assumption, which he does not prove, poses a restriction on the value of his doctrine and leads to a peculiar speculation, namely, that the ultimate criterion for the moral value of human actions will be in relation to this hypothetical end. For Aquinas, reality is hierarchical, and human beings fit in above the physical objects because they have a double nature - spiritual and material. He shared with Aristotle the view that the possession of reason distinguishes man from the animals. Our actions as human actions are rational and voluntary, and depend on our choice.

95. COHE :: Humanist Activism And Organization Overview Lastly, humanist activism can help to bring our philosophy down from the ivory towers of academia by demonstrating its practical utility. http://humanisteducation.com/class.html?module_id=43&page=1

96. Civic Humanism It remained nonetheless important for the value of civic humanism as a Doubts have been raised both with regard to the philosophical depth of the http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humanism-civic/

version history HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A ... Z This document uses XHTML/Unicode to format the display. If you think special symbols are not displaying correctly, see our guide Displaying Special Characters last substantive content change OCT The Encyclopedia Now Needs Your Support Please Read How You Can Help Keep the Encyclopedia Free Civic Humanism A variant of republicanism indicating active, participatory, patriotic citizenship as well as the ethos and educational ideal that goes with it. The term was coined in the context of the embattled Weimar Republic and its genesis is deeply marked by the traditions of German historical scholarship. It was first used by the historian Hans Baron to describe an upsurge of patriotic republicanism as a response to foreign aggression and despotism, informed by the revival of classical models in Renaissance Florence. This movement is also taken as a decisive turning point away from medieval ways and towards liberating modernity. No longer necessarily tied to the interpretation of particular historical periods the term became part of the vocabulary of communitarianism and more generally of ideological opposition to liberalism understood as acquisitive individualism. It remained nonetheless important for the value of civic humanism as a paradigm of politics and civil society that it not be considered a mere ideological abstraction but that it be believed to have roots in the lived experience of the English-speaking polities. Beyond this relatively circumscribed usage the concept has entered the language and is used rather loosely and mostly with positive connotations to refer to public-spirited citizenship with varying degrees of exactitude.

97. The Renaissance Metaphilosophy Does philosophy have a distinctive place in human life generally? What are the proper aims and methods of philosophical inquiry? http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/3t.htm

Philosophy Pages F A Q Dictionary ... Locke Renaissance Thought The Renaissance Medieval philosophy had culminated in the cumulative achievements of scholasticism , a grand system of thought developed by generations of patient scholars employing neoplatonic and Aristotelean philosophy in the service of traditional Christian theology. But by the end of the fifteenth century, confidence in the success of this enterprise had eroded, and many thinkers tried to make a fresh start by rejecting such extensive reliance on the authority of earlier scholars. Just as religious reformers challenged ecclesiastical authority and made individual believers responsible for their own relation to god, prominent Renaissance thinkers proposed an analogous elimination of all appeals to authority in education and science. Educational practice was revolutionized by the recovery of ancient documents, the rejection of institutional authority, and renewed emphasis on individual freedom. The humanists expressed an enormous confidence in the power of reason as a source of profound understanding of human nature and of our place in the natural order. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's Oration , for example, held forth the possibilities for a comprehensive new order of knowledge relying on human understanding without reference to divine revelation. For some, like

98. Responsible Thinking: Posted Messages So, the humanist philosophy is not a independent philosophy, does not explain any why questions and has no purpose or hope, only despair. http://www.truthpizza.org/post/nitar11.htm

Bob, It appears that we are not getting any closer together on any of the many profound topics of discussion. Since our views represent parallel and opposite worldviews, one of us is wrong on all and the other is correct on all items. One of us is promoting truth and the other is promoting falsehood. I find this very sad regardless of which one of us is in which position! It is particularly sad when we cannot even agree on what the 2nd law of thermodynamics entails and how it relates to the potential for macro evolution. If we can't agree on what I call "classical science", how can we agree on religious issues, which is really what we are debating. I would like go back to an overview of the differences in our two worldviews and draw a parallel between them and the documents that support them. The Theistic worldview is based upon profound documented positive, non-reactive, information contained in the Bible that describes the physical and spiritual aspects of our world and gives it a purpose. On the contrary, the Humanist Manifestos are based primarily on a reactive, against the Bible, philosophy and not upon a separate, independent, explanation of our world. The Bible actually explains the presence of the opposite philosophy. Consequently, the Bible explains not only the existence of both philosophies, but why they both exist and the fact that humanist philosophy is based upon a rebellion against goodness and truth. So, the humanist philosophy is not a independent philosophy, does not explain any why questions and has no purpose or hope, only despair. It cannot claim that the Theistic philosophy is a reaction to it!

99. Question Atheism: A Study Of B. C. Johnson's An Atheist Debator's Handbok A Study of Frederick Edword s The Humanist philosophy in Perspective in Five Parts; Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 http://www.geocities.com/dmathew1/hpipintro.html

Humanism's Faith and Dogmas A Study of Humanism Originally Written for the Members of the Humanists of the Suncoast Table of Contents A Study of Frederick Edword's The Humanist Philosophy in Perspective in Five Parts Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ... david_mathews@geocities.com

100. CERC: And his teaching, which has emerged from a profound philosophical and In the third place, John Paul’s II’s radical humanism has helped recast the debate http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0044.html

Home E-mail to a Friend Print John Paul II and the Crisis of Humanism GEORGE WEIGEL John Paul II is arguably the iconic figure of the twentieth century because his life has embodied, personally and spiritually, the human crises of our times. As Time and other premillennial makers-of-lists have discovered in recent months, there is no lack of candidates for the position of emblematic figure of the twentieth century. In the world of politics alone, there are several plausible nominees on a slate that includes the admirable and the odious in fairly equal proportion: Churchill, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Roosevelt, Reagan. Widening the search beyond the world of organized political power, a powerful case can be made for James Watson and Francis Crick, unravelers of the DNA “double-helix,” the key to biotechnology and what will almost certainly be the most urgent set of issues on the twenty-first century’s public agenda. In a historical period dramatically shaped by the application, for good or ill, of new scientific knowledge, some might also argue for Fermi, Heisenberg, or another of the great mid-century nuclear physicists as the man who made the most enduring impact on our times. And while his status as a scientist and a student of the human condition has been badly shaken in recent decades, there is no doubt that Sigmund Freud had an enormous impact on the twentieth century. There is an element of the arbitrary in all such list-making, of course. And indeed here is an instance where the postmodern passion for hermeneutics makes eminent sense. In choosing the emblematic figure of the century now drawing rapidly to a close, it really is a matter of how one looks at things — in this instance, the dynamics of history.

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