Explore Humanism: Flash
Published on 30. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4441-5178-7 (ISBN)
Description
This new title in the popular 'Flash' series gets straight to the key facts about Humanism. In just 96 pacy, jargon-free pages, you will:
- see why humanism matters
- study its ancient roots
- understand explore the enlightenment
- discover contemporary humanism
- learn where science fits in
and much more besides!
- see why humanism matters
- study its ancient roots
- understand explore the enlightenment
- discover contemporary humanism
- learn where science fits in
and much more besides!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 117 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
70 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-5178-7 (9781444151787)
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Person
Mark Vernon is writer and author of several books including After Atheism (2007), The Philosophy of Friendship (2005) and Wellbeing (2008). He has degrees in physics and theology, and a PhD in philosophy and is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, London. He also writes for newspapers including the Guardian, TLS and Financial Times, and began his professional life as a priest in the Church of England.
Content
: Introduction
: 1. The origins of modern humanism
: 2. Existential questions and doubts
: 3. Humanisms, religious and secular
: 4. Humanism as a way of life
: 1. The origins of modern humanism
: 2. Existential questions and doubts
: 3. Humanisms, religious and secular
: 4. Humanism as a way of life