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A century of British humanism | New Humanist
2023年10月17日 · The authors view the period of 1930-70 as the first “gilded age” of humanism. Books like The Humanist Outlook (1968), edited by the philosopher A. J. Ayer, helped to define humanism in terms of ethical issues, Karl Popper’s “open society” and an intellectual outlook based on the scientific method. The 1960s also saw the founding of a Humanist Parliamentary Group, leading to greater ...
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We are only just beginning to understand the enormous significance of the human virome. The latest and very best articles, news, blog posts and essays from New Humanist, promoting and debating science, reason, humanism and freethought since 1885. Featuring the finest writing and comment from the world's leading free thinking authors.
Blog | New Humanist
2024年9月10日 · Rise of the fanatics: New Humanist's summer 2024 issue is out now. Our latest issue features Mary Jo McConahay on how the Catholic vote could swing the US election for Trump, Alona Ferber on how divisions between secular and religious Israelis threaten to break the Jewish state, and John Ralston Saul on how citizens can resist the authoritarian ...
Beyond the two cultures - New Humanist
2024年3月26日 · Beyond the two cultures. Amid a polarised debate, science and art seem further apart than ever. It’s vital to keep talking and bridge the divide. "Humanism” in the modern sense was fleshed out as a worldview in the 20th century, although its roots go deeper. The idea originated in a desire to find a philosophical approach to life that would ...
About us - New Humanist
About New Humanist. We're a quarterly magazine of culture and science, published since 1885. New Humanist is for anyone who wants to understand the ideas, conflicts and systems shaping our world - climate, capitalism, technology, fundamentalism, struggles for equality and more. We publish a beautiful edition once every three months full of ...
Can we resist the populist right? | New Humanist
15 小时之前 · According to an Economist analysis, Kamala Harris’s policies were pushed to the right, particularly on key populist issues like immigration and climate change, by her rivalry with Trump. The president-elect “has redefined both par ties’ agendas”, the magazine argued. Recently, Vicente Valentim, an Oxford University re searcher and ...
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism | New Humanist
Baby wars: New Humanist winter 2023 is out now. Our latest issue features Pavan Amara on the new technologies revolutionising reproduction, Gabriele Di Donfrancesco on Europe's battle over "family values" and Rachael Lennon on a decade of same-sex marriage. Plus, a new column from Shaparak Khorsandi!
"We needed a book about humanism as an active approach to …
2020年10月19日 · There are great books out there about humanism as a philosophy, written by philosophers, but we both thought there was a need for a book that would be short and accessible and more about humanism as an active approach to life. We wanted a book that was positive – that started from the positive beliefs and values and opinions that humanists ...
Top 20 of 2021 - New Humanist
2021年12月27日 · It's been a long year. At many points, it felt as if the doomed 2020 had stretched well into 2021. The media continued to bear bad news, and reflections on the experience of grief, isolation, polarisation and other features of our social landscape continued to surface in everyday discussions.