The Wiley Blackwell handbook of humanism / edited by Andrew Copson and A. C. Grayling.
Contributor(s): Copson, Andrew [editor.]
| Grayling, A. C [editor.]Publisher: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell, 2015Description: xii, 451 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119977179Note: Gift : Humanist UK.Subject(s): Humanism | Humanism -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 144 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 144 HUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Gift : Humanist UK | 017015 |
What is humanism? / Andrew Copson -- I. Essentials of humanism -- Naturalism / Brandon Larvor -- Science, reason, and scepticism / Stephen Law -- Death as annihilation / Peter Cave -- The good and worthwhile life / A.C. Grayling -- II. Diverse manifestations -- The materialists of classical India / Jeaneane Fowler -- Humanism in the classical world / Charles Freeman -- Ancient China / Merv Fowler -- Humanistic thought in the Islamic world of the middle ages / Abdelilah Ljamai -- III. Implications -- Counselling and the humanistic view / Carmen Schuhmann -- Making a home in this world : humanism and architecture / Ken Warpole -- Humanist ceremonies : the case of the non-religious funerals in England / Matthew Engelke -- Humanism and education / John White -- Humanism and the political order / Alan Haworth -- Humanism in recent English fiction / Peter Faulkner -- IV. Debates -- Feminism and humanism / Pauline Johnson -- Life without meaning? / Richard Norman -- Spirituality / Jeaneane Fowler -- Is humanism too optimistic? An analysis of religion as religion / Paul Cliteur -- Humanism, moral relativism, and ethical objectivity / John R. Shook -- The future of humanism / Peter Derkx.
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