The Oxford handbook of humanism

• Titel: The Oxford handbook of humanism
• Mitwirkende: Pinn, Anthony B. [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Anthony B. Pinn
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: [2021]
• Umfang: XXVIII, 796 Seiten
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-19-092153-8
• ISBN: 978-0-19-092155-2
• ISBN: 978-0-19-092156-9
• ISBN: 978-0-19-092154-5
• Schlagwörter: (s)Humanismus
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 175284095X

Abstract

Humanism in East Asia / Chun-chieh Huang -- Humanism in Africa / D.A. Masolo -- Humanism in the Middle East / Khurram Hussain -- Humanism in the Americas / Carol Wayne White -- Humanism in Europe / Stefan Schröder -- Humanism in the Medieval world / John R. Shook -- Humanism and the Renaissance / John Monfasani -- Humanism and the Enlightenment / J. Brent Crosson -- Humanism and the Modern Age / Corey D.B. Walker -- Humanism against religion / David Kline -- Humanism as a religious orientation? / William Hart -- Humanism and its critics / Slavica Jakelić -- Humanism and literature / Miriam Strube -- Humanism and film / Sheila J. Nayar -- Humanism and music / Christopher M. Driscoll -- Humanism and humor / David Feltmate -- Humanism and the visual arts / J. Sage Elwell -- Humanism and sport / Eric Bain-Selbo -- The politics of humanism / Joseph O. Baker -- Humanism and political identity / Juhem Navarro-Rivera -- Humanism and higher education / Jeffrey J. Kripal -- Humanism and the human / Joseph Winters -- Humanism and environmentalism / Dan McKanan -- Humanism and gender / Monica R. Miller -- Humanism and race / Christopher Cameron -- Humanism, sex, and sexuality / Abby Hafer -- Humanism and class / Sikivu Hutchinson -- The practice of humanism / James Croft -- Humanism and the conceptualization of value and well-being / Philip Butler -- Humanism and aging / Peter Derkx and Hanne Laceulle -- The changing demographics of humanism / Yazmín A. García Trejo -- Humanism and technology / Cor van der Weele and Henk van den Belt -- Can humanism be the social norm? / Sharon D. Welch.

Abstract

"The Oxford Handbook of Humanism aims to cover the history, the philosophical development, and the influence humanist thought and culture. As a system of thought that values human needs and experiences over supernatural concerns, humanism has gained greater attention amid the rapidly shifting demographics of religious communities, especially in Europe and North America. This outlook on the world has taken on global dimensions as well, with activists, artists, and thinkers forming a humanistic response not only to traditional religion, but to the pressing social and political issues of the 21st century. To address these areas, the chapters in this volume discuss humanism as a global phenomenon-an approach that has often been neglected in more Western-focused works. The Handbook will also approach humanism as both an opponent to traditional religion as well as a philosophy that some religions have explicitly adopted. Sections are divided into regional studies, intellectual histories, humanist organizations and movements, the impact on culture, humanism in the public arena, and influence of humanism on social issues. Keywords: Humanism, atheism, unbelief, free-thought, secularism, philosophy, religious studies, sociology, history"--