What is Humanism and why Does it Matter?
Author : Anthony B. Pinn
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Humanism
ISBN : 9781138145153
Education and Humanism
Author : Wiel Veugelers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9460915779
Book Description
Human beings have the possibility to give meaning to their lives and to create coherence in experiences. Present-day humanism strongly focuses on personal development in relation to others. It is this tension between personal development and advancement of humanization, that is creating the opportunities for the personal development of every world citizen. Humanism is about personal autonomy, moral responsibility, and about solidarity with humanity. The tension between autonomy and social involvement is the core of humanism. Education can support persons in their moral and personal identity development. The authors brought together in this book all address issues of developing autonomy and humanity in educational practices. All the chapters try to link theory and practice. They either make theoretical ideas more practical or they use practical experiences and concerns to rethink theoretical notions. Together the chapters in the book give a broad overview of theoretical foundations, concrete research, and practices in education. The book shows a diversity that can inspire scholars and practitioners in further developing their perspectives. Creating meaning is an essential part of all education. Focusing on the linking of autonomy and humanity is the humanist perspective in it.
Renaissance Humanism
Author : Donald R. Kelley
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
In this engaging and elegant study, Donald R. Kelley presents a comprehensive survey of Renaissance humanism from its inception in Florence in the fourteenth century to its flowering throughout Europe.
From Humanism to Hobbes
Author : Quentin Skinner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108622437
Book Description
The aim of this collection is to illustrate the pervasive influence of humanist rhetoric on early-modern literature and philosophy. The first half of the book focuses on the classical rules of judicial rhetoric. One chapter considers the place of these rules in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, while two others concentrate on the technique of rhetorical redescription, pointing to its use in Machiavelli's The Prince as well as in several of Shakespeare's plays, notably Coriolanus. The second half of the book examines the humanist background to the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. A major new essay discusses his typically humanist preoccupation with the visual presentation of his political ideas, while other chapters explore the rhetorical sources of his theory of persons and personation, thereby offering new insights into his views about citizenship, political representation, rights and obligations and the concept of the state.
Humanism and Early Modern Philosophy
Author : Jill Kraye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1134664478
Book Description
This volume examines the distinctive and important role played by humanism in the development of early modern philosophy. Focusing on individual authors as well as intellectual trends, this collection of essays aims to portray the humanist movement as an essential part of the philosophy of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
The Humanistic Background of Science
Author : Philipp Frank
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 15,89 MB
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438485530
Book Description
Philipp Frank (1884–1966) was an influential philosopher of science, public intellectual, and Harvard educator whose last book, The Humanistic Background of Science, is finally available. Never published in his lifetime, this original manuscript has been edited and introduced to highlight Frank's remarkable but little-known insights about the nature of modern science—insights that rival those of Karl Popper and Frank's colleagues Thomas Kuhn and James Bryant Conant. As a leading exponent of logical empiricism and a member of the famous Vienna Circle, Frank intended his book to provide an accessible, engaging introduction to the philosophy of science and its cultural significance. The book is steadfastly true to science; to aspirations of peace, unity, and human flourishing after World War II; and to the pragmatic philosophies of Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey that Frank embraced in his new American home. Amidst the many recent surveys and retrospective analyses of midcentury philosophy of science, The Humanistic Background of Science offers an original, first-hand view of Frank's post-European life and of intellectual dramas then unfolding in Chicago, New York City, and Boston.
Interpretations of Renaissance Humanism
Author : Angelo Mazzocco
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9047410246
Book Description
Authored by some of the most preeminent Renaissance scholars active today, the essays of this volume give fresh and illuminating analyses of important aspects of Renaissance humanism, such as the time and causes of its origin, its connection to the papal court and medieval traditions, its classical learning, its religious and literary dimensions, and its dramatis personae. Their interpretations are varied to the point of being contradictory. The essays bear the imprint of the work of the eminent scholars of the second half of the twentieth century, especially Kristeller’s, and demonstrate an awareness of the various modes of critical inquiry that have prevailed in recent years. As such they are an important exemplar of current scholarship on Renaissance humanism and are, therefore, indispensable to the scholar who wishes to explore this pivotal cultural movement. Contributors include: Robert Black, Alison Brown, Riccardo Fubini, Paul F. Grendler, James Hankins, Eckhard Kessler, Arthur F. Kinney, Angelo Mazzocco, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Massimo Miglio, John Monfasani, Charles G. Nauert, and Ronald G. Witt.
Humanism and Technology
Author : Anthony B. Pinn
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319317137
Book Description
This book interrogates the ways in which new technological advances impact the thought and practices of humanism. Chapters investigate the social, political, and cultural implications of the creation and use of advanced forms of technology, examining both defining benefits and potential dangers. Contributors also discuss technology’s relationship to and impact on the shifting definitions we hold for humankind. International and multi-disciplinary in nature and scope, the volume presents an exploration of humanism and technology that is both racially diverse and gender sensitive. With great depth and self-awareness, contributors offer suggestions for how humanists and humanist organizations might think about and relate to technology in a rapidly changing world. More broadly, the book offers a critical humanistic interrogation of the concept of “progress” especially as it relates to technological advancement.
From the Labyrinth of the World to the Paradise of the Heart
Author : Vincenzo Pavone
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 20,87 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739122624
Book Description
While there is an ever-growing body of literature on the economic, cultural, and political aspects of globalization, there are no critical, up-to-date studies on its philosophical and ideological underpinnings. Vincenzo Pavone fills this gap in the literature by analyzing one of the most interesting actors operating on a global scale: the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Assessing the influence of both seventeenth- and nineteenth-century scientific humanism on the ideas of Julian Huxley, the founding father of modern scientific humanism and the first director of UNESCO, the author discusses the changes that have occurred in UNESCO's self-perception, identity, and vision of globalization, particularly within the context of its four programs-MOST, IBC, the Dakar Framework for Action, and the CCP. Pavone further explores the relationship between scientific humanism and the development of UNESCO, showing how scientific humanism affected the history of UNESCO by inspiring a conception of the organization as truly global.
Medieval Humanism and Other Studies
Author : Richard W. Southern
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 9780631136491
