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In 1992 "Humanists of Houston", a chapter of the American Humanist Association, decided at the initiative of Marian Hillar and Robert Finch to publish lectures and seminars that were presented by notable speakers at the meetings of the group, doing so under the general title Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism. With time the scope of the ...
ISEHF is a teaching and research center. [2] It grew out of the school of philosophy (CEPHSI) launched in 1978. A philosophy degree is granted through the Catholic University "Our Lady of the Assumption," and since 2000 the Ministry of Education and Culture has authorized ISEHF to grant the titles Professor of Philosophy, of Ethics, and of Citizenship Education.
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
Marxist humanism views Man as in essence a being of praxis [164] – a self-conscious creature who can appropriate for his own use the whole realm of inorganic nature [165] – and Marx's philosophy as in essence a "philosophy of praxis" – a theory that demands the act of changing the world while also participating in this act.
Erich Fromm was born on March 23, 1900, at Frankfurt am Main, the only child of Rosa (Krause) and Naphtali Fromm. [5] He started his academic studies in 1918 at the University of Frankfurt am Main with two semesters of jurisprudence.
Transcendental humanism in philosophy considers humans as simultaneously the originator of meaning, and subject to a larger ultimate truth that exists beyond the human realm (transcendence). [1] The philosophy suggests that the humanistic approach is guided by "accuracy, truth, discovery, and objectivity" [ 1 ] that transcends or exists apart ...
Paul Kurtz (December 21, 1925 – October 20, 2012) [2] was an American scientific skeptic and secular humanist.He has been called "the father of secular humanism". [3] He was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, having previously also taught at Vassar, Trinity, and Union colleges, and the New School for Social Research.
The International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (French: Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines; ICPHS/CIPSH) is a non-governmental organization within UNESCO. It embraces hundreds of learned societies in the field of philosophy, human sciences and related subjects. [1]