humanism
Let an agent handle humanism by period, form, thinkers and organisations, presenting its views with attribution and neutrally alongside religious and other outlooks.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle humanism by period, form, thinkers and organisations, presenting its views with attribution and neutrally alongside religious and other outlooks.
A cultural and philosophical movement and outlook emphasising human dignity, reason, agency and wellbeing; historically the Renaissance revival of classical learning, and today includes secular humanism, religious humanism and other forms.
What it is for: A tradition in philosophy, education, ethics and culture.
It can be distinguish Renaissance and modern humanism; summarise humanist views with attribution; find humanist organisations and ceremonies; place humanism among other worldviews.
Distinguishing features
Focus on human dignity and reason
Many historical forms
Secular and religious variants
Organised movements in many countries
What it looks like
Not physical; expressed in texts, education, art and organisations.
How it is recognised
Renaissance humanism and studia humanitatis
Secular and religious humanism
Humanitarianism is a different concept
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - movement
is represented by - organisation
is contrasted with - related concept
In practice
Families and kinds
Renaissance humanism
secular humanism
religious humanism
liberal humanism
German new humanism
Standards and regulation
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting humanism as superior or inferior to religions
Conflating historical and modern senses
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Form Which humanism.
Forms differ.
Period
Renaissance or modern.
Period
Period and form.
- Is Renaissance or modern humanism meant? boundary
- Which form, such as secular or religious? definition
Views
Positions.
Views
Views.
- What do humanists hold, according to humanist organisations or scholars? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
History Development.
History needs sources.
Renaissance
Studia humanitatis.
Renaissance
Renaissance humanism.
- What did Renaissance humanists study and promote, according to historians? provenance
- Which figures were central? provenance
Modern
Movements.
Modern
Modern movements.
- How did modern humanist movements develop? provenance
- Which declarations define them? provenance
Practice Community.
Humanists organise.
Organisations
Groups.
Organisations
Organisations.
- Which humanist organisations exist here? provenance
- How can they be contacted? action
Ceremonies
Non-religious ceremonies.
Ceremonies
Ceremonies.
- Are humanist weddings or funerals available and legally recognised here? provenance
- Who conducts them? provenance
Handling Neutrality.
Worldviews are treated equally.
Neutral
Balance.
Neutral
Neutral presentation.
- Is humanism presented neutrally alongside other worldviews? boundary
- Are critiques attributed? boundary
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Related terms.
- Is humanitarianism or the humanities meant instead? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should forms of humanism be separate entries?
- How should organisations be linked?
- How should historical senses be separated?