Humanism, a word of many meanings
Date Submitted: 09/18/2000 18:06:27
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 6 pages (1650 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 6 pages (1650 words)
The word "humanism" has a number of meanings, and because there are so many
different meanings it can be quite confusing if you don't know what kind of humanism
someone is talking about.
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
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encourage "maximum freedom for different
moral, political, religious, and social values in society."
The tenth principle democratizes the economy and judges it by it's responsiveness to
human need, testing results in terms of the common good.
The eleventh principle is the principle of moral equality. There must be the "elimination
of all discrimination based upon race, religion, sex, age, or national origin." It also talks
of universal education. It deplores "racial, religious, ethnic, or class
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