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Humans are a species of animal known taxonomically as Homo sapiens
(Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man"), and are the only extant
member of the Homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great
ape family. However, in some cases "human" is used to refer to any
member of the genus Homo.

Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning,
language, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability,
combined with an erect body carriage that frees the hands for
manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of
tools than any other species. Mitochondrial DNA and fossil evidence
indicates that modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years
ago. With individuals widespread in every continent except Antarctica,
humans are a cosmopolitan species.


Human
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human



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HUMANISM



Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people,
based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal human qualities,
particularly rationality.It is a component of a variety of more specific philosophical systems
and has been incorporated into several religious schools of thought.

Humanism can be considered as a process by which truth and morality is sought through human investigation.
In focusing on the capacity for self-determination, humanism rejects transcendental justifications,
such as a dependence on belief without reason, the supernatural, or texts of allegedly divine origin.
Humanists endorse universal morality based on the commonality of the human condition,
suggesting that solutions to human social and cultural problems cannot be parochial.


Humanism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism



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HUMANISM
TYPES



Literary Humanism

is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture.


Renaissance Humanism

is the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle
ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence
in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth
and falsehood.


Cultural Humanism

is the rational and empirical tradition that originated largely in
ancient Greece and Rome, evolved throughout European history, and
now constitutes a basic part of the Western approach to science,
political theory, ethics, and law.


Philosphical Humanism

is any outlook or way of life centered on human need and interest.
Sub-categories of this type include Christian Humanism and Modern
Humanism.


Christian Humanism

is defined by Webster's Third New International Dictionary as
"a philosophy advocating the self- fulfillment of man within
the framework of Christian principles." This more human-oriented
faith is largely a product of the Renaissance and is a part of
what made up Renaissance humanism.


Modern Humanism

also called Naturalistic Humanism, Scientific Humanism, Ethical
Humanism and Democratic Humanism is defined by one of its leading
proponents, Corliss Lamont, as "a naturalistic philosophy that
rejects all supernaturalism and relies primarily upon reason and
science, democracy and human compassion." Modern Humanism has a
dual origin, both secular and religious, and these constitute its
sub-categories.


Secular Humanism

is an outgrowth of 18th century enlightenment rationalism and 19th
century freethought. Many secular groups, such as the Council for
Democratic and Secular Humanism and the American Rationalist
Federation, and many otherwise unaffiliated academic philosophers
and scientists, advocate this philosophy.


Religious Humanism

emerged out of Ethical Culture, Unitarianism, and Universalism.
Today, many Unitarian- Universalist congregations and all Ethical
Culture societies describe themselves as humanist in the modern
sense.

Religious Humanism is "faith in action." In his essay "The Faith
of a Humanist," UU Minister Kenneth Phifer declares --

Humanism teaches us that it is immoral to wait for God to act for
us. We must act to stop the wars and the crimes and the brutality
of this and future ages. We have powers of a remarkable kind. We
have a high degree of freedom in choosing what we will do. Humanism
tells us that whatever our philosophy of the universe may be,
ultimately the responsibility for the kind of world in which we live
rests with us.


Humanism Types
http://www.jcn.com/humanism.html



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HUMANISM
LINKS



Humanist Manifesto
http://www.americanhumanist.org/

A Secular Humanist Declaration
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=main&page=declaration

Amsterdam Declaration
http://www.iheu.org/amsterdamdeclaration

Humanism
http://MHEC.humanists.net/HUMNISM.HTM

Civic Humanism
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humanism-civic/

Renaissance Humanism
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07538b.htm

Humanism
http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Humanism/

New Humanist
http://www.newhumanist.org.uk/

Nanovirus – A humanist perspective on politics, technology and culture
http://www.TheSystemHasYou.com/

Modern Humanist
http://www.modernhumanist.com/

Human Light
http://www.humanlight.org/



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