- Hardcover: 220 pages
- Publisher: Prometheus Books UK; Rev. / edition (19 Sep 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0879759577
- ISBN-13: 978-0879759575
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.9 x 2.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,098,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A compilation of international humanist thought spans centuries and includes the writings of skeptics, novelists, philosophers, and religious critics.
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A Continuous Line, 29 Aug 2000
By Dale McGowan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Humanist Anthology: From Conf (Hardcover)
This anthology stands alone as a thoughtful and thorough retrospective of humanist writings throughout history. It provides an intellectual ancestry for humanists of today, many of whom will have been unaware of the long and distinguished line of great thinkers in every age who reached the same conclusions on the greatest questions we can contemplate.The best-known humanists are present, including Bertrand Russell, Voltaire, and the rest, but one of the great accomplishments of this volume is the "outing" of humanists whose views on religion have been quietly buried or ignored by the historical record as it reaches most of us --- including such prominent figures as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.
A fascinating read, reflecting solid scholarship and what must have been exhaustive research.
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good collection of short paragraphs, 25 Oct 2007
By Book Lover #52 "reader and teacher" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Humanist Anthology: From Conf (Hardcover)
This book collects many thought-provoking quotes and will serve as a good primer on humanist thought. I wished that the quotes had been better-contexualized-- but it's generally a good book that I would recommend.
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2500 Years Of Humanism In Less Than 200 Pages, 18 Aug 2008
By Joshua L. Soldati "Josh" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Humanist Anthology: From Conf (Hardcover)
What is humanism? I am sure that twenty experts would give twenty different answers. And, in fact, it seems contrary to the spirit of humanism to insist on a single, dogmatic definition.
What this fine anthology does, however, is provide a broad context for understanding humanism's place in the realms of philosophy and religion (with a definitive Western focus). By collecting brief excerpts from writings dating back to Confuscious, the editors succeed in conveying that elements of humanism are almost as ancient as the many religious traditions with which it often finds itself in conflict.
But much more than that, the anthology also captures many of the core propositions that most self-described humanists would agree with. A few of the recurring themes in this anthology:
- Humans are responsible for improving the human condition
- Science and scientific method have proven the best means for understanding the world around us
- Supernatural religion is not required to live ethical, meaningful lives ("the good life")
If I have one criticism, it would be that many of the excerpts tend to focus on (and attack) what humanism is not (i.e., supernatural religion, especially of the organized variety) rather than what it is (or can be). But this may have more to do with the historical development of humanism as a philsophy (belief system?) than any specific editorial bent. Also, the last update to the anthology was over thirteen years ago, and I believe that it would benefit from a revised third edition.
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