"The Philosophy of Humanism"
by Corliss Lamont

Table of Contents For the Eighth Edition Introduction to the Eighth Edition - (Beverley Earles and Beth K. Lamont) Foreword to the Eighth Edition - (Beth K. Lamont) Preface to the Seventh Edition Introduction to the Sixth Edition Foreword to the Fifth Edition - (Edwin H. Wilson) Preface to the Fifth Edition I. The Meaning of Humanism      1.  The Importance of Philosophy      2.  Humanism Defined      3.  Different Kinds of Humanists II. The Humanist Tradition      1.  Philosophic Forerunners      2.  Religious Roots of Humanism      3.  The Cultural Background III. This Life Is All and Enough      1.  The Unity of Body and Personality      2.  Some Other Considerations      3.  The Destiny of Humankind IV. Humanism's Theory of the Universe      1.  Science and Its Implications      2.  The Rejection of Dualism and Idealism      3.  The Universe of Nature      4.  Contingency, Determinism, and Freedom      5.  The Ultimates of Existence      6.  The Appreciation of Nature V. Reliance on Reason and Science      1.  Five Ways of Seeking Knowledge      2.  Modern Scientific Method      3.  Science and the Meaning of Truth VI. The Affirmation of Life      1.  The Ethics of Humanism      2.  The Social Good and Individual Happiness      3.  Humanism and Democracy      4.  A Humanist Civilization Appendix      HUMANIST MANIFESTO I, 1933      HUMANIST MANIFESTO II, 1973 Reference Notes Selected Bibliography Index Copyright © 1998-2023 by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. This page last revised:  January 11, 2023.  Back to Download Page