The Case for Humanism : An Introduction

The Case for Humanism : An Introduction

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780742513921
  • DDC分類 144

Full Description


This is a textbook on the "big ideas" of Western humanism - secularism, rationalism, materialism, democracy, individualism and many others. Students are invited to think critically about these powerful themes that run through Western thought from the ancient Greeks to the Enlightenment, to the 21st century. Drawing on an accessible, student-friendly format, the authors teach by example how to analyse arguments for and against humanist ideas, how to judge alternative theories and how to evaluate humanism as a whole. The text breaks humanism down into 17 fundamental propositions for students to dissect.

Contents

Humanism and philosophy; human nature; freedom and destiny; moral life; knowledge, truth and faith; science and religion; God, humanism and philosophy; society and politics.