Humanism
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Humanism is an intellectual and cultural movement that emphasizes the value, agency, and rational capacities of human beings, drawing inspiration from classical antiquity and focusing on secular learning and individual potential.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment humanism | 1 |
| Humanism canonical | 1 |
| Humanism and Its Aspirations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
ⓘ
intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Renaissance ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
irrational belief ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| drawsInspirationFrom | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human agency
ⓘ
individual potential ⓘ rational capacities of human beings ⓘ value of human beings ⓘ |
| focusesOn | secular learning ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Christian humanism
ⓘ
Marxist humanism ⓘ Renaissance humanism ⓘ existentialist humanism ⓘ literary humanism ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment philosophy
ⓘ
Renaissance art ⓘ Renaissance literature ⓘ modern education ⓘ modern liberal thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Greek philosophy
ⓘ
ancient Roman literature ⓘ classical humanitas ideal ⓘ |
| inspired | human-centered ethics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dignity of man
ⓘ
education for virtue ⓘ human autonomy ⓘ this-worldly focus ⓘ |
| language | Latin term "humanismus" is etymological root ⓘ |
| oftenContrastedWith |
religious dogmatism
ⓘ
theocentrism ⓘ |
| opposes | scholasticism ⓘ |
| originatedIn | late medieval Italy ⓘ |
| promotes |
civic engagement
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ study of classical languages ⓘ study of the humanities ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
individualism
ⓘ
rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| values |
critical thinking
ⓘ
education ⓘ ethical responsibility ⓘ human dignity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Enlightenment humanism
this entity surface form:
Humanism and Its Aspirations