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Are the fundamentalists shaking the foundations of the American republic?- When they condemn humanism's influence in the schools, are they not actuallyattacking modern education, science, culture, and philosophy?- Is it possible to be moral without benefit of clergy or creed?- Can humanism help open doors so that individuals, singly and in cooperationwith others, can create lives that are rich in enjoyment, eloquent andmeaningful?What is humanism, and why have humanists come under attack by religious conservatives and the fundamentalist right? "Humanism is not a dogma or a creed," writes Paul Kurtz. "Humanists have confidence in human beings, and they believe that the only bases for morality are human experience and human needs. Humanists are opposed to all forms of supernaturalistic and authoritarian religion. Many humanists believe that scientific intelligence and critical reason can assist in reconstructing our moral lives . . . Humanists believe in freedom and pluralistic democracy as virtually our first principle, and we are disturbed by any authoritarian effort to impose one point of view on America. Defense of the open, democratic society should be the first point humanists

Author

Kurtz, Paul, 1925-

Publisher

Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780879752217

Subjects

Religion