I am Human, and . . .

Humanist Views

This group of blog posts focuses on humanists’ art, history, culture, literature and philosophy.  It tries to explain humanism, its principles and values, how it started and where it is going.  I will summarise my studies, including poems, articles and book summaries.  I enjoyed collecting, reading and summarising the resources that formed these posts, and I hope some find them useful. 

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Humanly Possible (Part One)
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Humanly Possible (Part One)

This is the first part (introduction) of the summary of the book Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope by Sarah Bakewell. This brilliant book offers a glimpse into Europe's seven hundred years of humanist thinking. Sarah presents the conceptual foundation regarding the attitudes and thoughts that contributed to modern humanism.

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