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What is New Humanism

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Randy
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What is New Humanism

#1 Post by Randy » August 16th, 2012, 9:29 pm

I would like to ask what is New Humanism? I have heard about but my research hasn't found any definitions or descriptions. Also is it different and if so how to Humanism?

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Re: What is New Humanism

#2 Post by Dave B » August 16th, 2012, 9:32 pm

Welcome to our forum, Randy.

Good questions - I don't know either, it's a new one on me but I am sure someone(s) here will find out.

Later: with a very quick Google it does not look much different from "old" Humanism - same issues but perhaps deeper reading may find differences in approach. Though I would have thought just about every approach that can still be called "Humanism" has been tried by now.
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Re: What is New Humanism

#3 Post by Alan C. » August 16th, 2012, 10:08 pm

I would like to ask what is New Humanism?
Dunno, never heard of it :shrug:
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Re: What is New Humanism

#4 Post by Randy » August 16th, 2012, 10:10 pm

I've found it also goes under the name universal humanism if that helps

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Re: What is New Humanism

#5 Post by Alan C. » August 16th, 2012, 10:14 pm

Randy wrote:I've found it also goes under the name universal humanism if that helps
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Re: What is New Humanism

#6 Post by Ken H » August 16th, 2012, 11:43 pm

Perhaps the name applies to contemporary Humanism differentiated from Renaissance Humanism?

The Catholic Encyclopedia only describes the Humanism movement of the 14th to 16th centuries and ignores the modern Humanist.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07538b.htm
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Re: What is New Humanism

#7 Post by Alan H » August 17th, 2012, 12:02 am

Randy wrote:I would like to ask what is New Humanism? I have heard about but my research hasn't found any definitions or descriptions. Also is it different and if so how to Humanism?
Hi Randy.

Where did you come across 'New Humanism'?
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Re: What is New Humanism

#8 Post by animist » August 17th, 2012, 7:45 am

Ken H wrote:Perhaps the name applies to contemporary Humanism differentiated from Renaissance Humanism?

The Catholic Encyclopedia only describes the Humanism movement of the 14th to 16th centuries and ignores the modern Humanist.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07538b.htm
yes, I had discovered this - in fact the Encyclopedia is a century old, so probably predates the humanist movement in the modern meaning of the word, which is quite recent:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism

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Re: What is New Humanism

#9 Post by Dave B » August 17th, 2012, 9:25 am

Apart from various people adopting the word "New" to attract attention there certainly does not seem to be any radically new philosophy.

Perhaps "The New Humanism" publication has some excuse since it advocates things like Humanist "chaplaincy", something which more "traditional" humanists seem uncomfortable with.
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Re: What is New Humanism

#10 Post by Dave B » August 17th, 2012, 10:10 am

Randy, from your posts you have evidently seen some sort of reference to these supposed new brands of humanism - can you give us any links or citations to those sources please?
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