The courage to become
the virtues of humanism
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Word Count
34,500 words, Guess
Page Count
138 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1013130M
- ISBN-100275960161
- OCLC Control Number36165180
- OCLC Control Numbercouragetobecomev0000kurt
- Library of Congress Control Number96053940
and 2 more
- LibraryThing577342
- Goodreads605897
Classifications
- DDC171/.2
- LCCBJ1360 .K785 1997
Description
Does life have meaning if one rejects belief in God? This book responds affirmatively to that question. Paul Kurtz, America's leading secular humanist, provides a powerful defense of the humanist alternative, rejecting both religious spirituality and nihilism. In this inspirational book, Kurtz outlines the basic virtues of the secular humanist outlook. These virtues include courage, not simply to be or to survive, but to overcome and become; that is, to fulfill our highest aspirations and ideals in the face of obstacles. The two other virtues Kurtz identifies are cognition (reason and science in establishing truth) and moral caring (compassion and benevolence in our relationships with others). Kurtz offers an optimistic appraisal of the "human prospect" and outlines a philosophy both for the individual and the global community.
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