Humanism of the Other

Author: Emmanuel Lévinas
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252028403
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
This work, a philosophical reaction to prevailing nihilism in the 1960's is urgent reading today when a new sort of nihilism, parading in the very garments of humanism, threatens to engulf our civilization. ---- A key text in Levinas' work, introduces the concept of the humanity of each human being as only understood and discovered through understanding the humanity of others first.

Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

Author: Claire Elise Katz
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253007623
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Reexamining Emmanuel Levinas's essays on Jewish education, Claire Elise Katz provides new insights into the importance of education and its potential to transform a democratic society, for Levinas's larger philosophical project. Katz examines Levinas's "Crisis of Humanism," which motivated his effort to describe a new ethical subject. Taking into account his multiple influences on social science and the humanities, and his various identities as a Jewish thinker, philosopher, and educator, Katz delves deeply into Levinas's works to understand the grounding of this ethical subject.

Beyond Humanism

Author: B. Nooteboom
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230371019
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
This book seeks to set humanism on a new footing. No longer Enlightenment intuitions of an autonomous, disconnected, and rational self but a philosophy oriented towards the relationship between self and other. With this, it seeks to provide an escape from present egotism and narcissism in society. It discusses altruism as well as its limitations.

The Other Renaissance

Author: Rocco Rubini
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022618613X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
This title offers a cultural translation of modern Italian intellectual and philosophical history, a development book-ended by Giambattista Vico and Antonio Gramsci. It shows Italian philosophy to have emerged during the age of the Risorgimento in reaction to 18th century French revolutionary and rationalist standards in politics and philosophy and in critical assimilation of the German reaction to the same, mainly Hegelian idealism and, eventually, Heideggerian existentialism. This is the story of modern Italian philosophy told through the lens of Renaissance scholarship.

In Defense of Secular Humanism

Author: Paul Kurtz
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615926402
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
A spirited defense of secular humanism against fundamentalist critics.

Applied Humanism

Author: Jennifer Hancock
Publisher: Business Expert Press
ISBN: 1949991431
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. You can’t understand humanistic business management unless you understand what humanism is. This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. Humanism helps us prioritize human value as important. It supports positive interpersonal relationships and collaborative and respectful decision-making. Since all businesses are in the business of solving problems, good problem solving is essential to good business. Humanism has already transformed many other disciplines including psychology, medicine, nursing, and more. Additionally, humanism is foundational to the practice of human resources, without which businesses cannot operate. It is important for business managers to understand the philosophy fully so they can understand how to not only manage people more effectively, but how to operate their businesses in a way that helps the communities in which they operate. This book will provide the primer they need to create more effective and ethical businesses.

The Impact of Humanism

Author: Margaret Lucille Kekewich
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300082210
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
These are explored through a reassessment of the role of humanism, with case studies in music (Josquin Desprez), moral philosophy (Valla, Castiglione, Erasmus, More) and political thought (Machiavelli)." "This book is the first in a series of three specifically designed for the Open University course, The Renaissance in Europe: A Cultural Enquiry. The series is designed to appeal both to the general reader and to those studying undergraduate arts courses in the period."--BOOK JACKET.

Theism and Humanism

Author: Arthur James Balfour
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanism
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description

The Humanist Controversy and Other Writings

Author: Louis Althusser
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859844083
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
This collection includes key texts from one of France's most famous philosophers, which intervene in the debate between 'the humanist' and the structuralists.

The Little Book of Humanism

Author: Alice Roberts
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349425450
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER We all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever. In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of humanist wisdom through an uplifting collection of stories, quotes and meditations on how to live an ethical and fulfilling life, grounded in reason and humanity. With universal insights and beautiful original illustrations, THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM is a perfect introduction to and a timeless anthology of humanist thought from some of history and today's greatest thinkers.