Humanism

:"Humanistic" redirects here. For the 2001 album by Abandoned Pools, see Humanistic (album).

Modern humanisms

Modern humanism has two branches.

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Religious humanism

Religious humanism stems from the Renaissance-Enlightenment tradition. It contains many artists, mainstream Christians, and scholars in the liberal arts. Their view tends to concentrate on the dignity and nobility of human achievement and possibility.

Related Topics:
Religious humanism - Christians

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Other types of people that may be considered "religious humanists" are those who, despite believing in an organized religion, don't consider it necessary to derive all their moral values from that religion.

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Secular humanism

Secular humanism reflects the rise of globalism, technology and "the collapse of religious authority". It too, acknowleges an individual's dignity and worth, and capacity for "self-realization" ("living up to one's potential"), through reason and logic. "Secular" humanists, who reason "apart from God", see themselves as providing an answer to the need for a common philosophy, which is capable of "transcending" the cultural boundaries of local moral codes and religions.

Related Topics:
Secular humanism - Globalism - Technology

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Many people call themselves "humanists", of one form or another. Some people consider themselves "humanists" because their religious beliefs are moral, and therefore humane. Humanism is also sometimes used to describe "humanities" scholars, (particularly scholars of the "classics"). There is also a school of humanistic psychology.

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