Humanist Manifesto 2000 A Call for New Planetary Humanism,9781573927833

Humanist Manifesto 2000 A Call for New Planetary Humanism

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ISBN13: 9781573927833
ISBN10: 157392783X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
Publisher(s): Prometheus
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Summary

This entirely new Humanist Manifesto is designed to address the problems of the twenty-first century and the millennium beyond. Providing a strong defense of scientific naturalism and technology, it is offered as a contribution to the dialogue among the different cultural, political, and economic viewpoints in the world.

Author Biography

Paul Kurtz (Amherst, NY), professor emeritus of philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, is the founder of the International Academy of Humanism.

Table of Contents

Preamble
7(6)
Prologue to the Present
8(3)
Why Planetary Humanism?
11(2)
Prospects for a Better Future
13(11)
Scientific Naturalism
24(3)
The Benefits of Technology
27(2)
Ethics and Reason
29(6)
A Universal Commitment to Humanity as a Whole
35(5)
A Planetary Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
40(9)
A New Global Agenda
49(6)
The Need for New Planetary Institutions
55(7)
Optimism about the Human Prospect
62

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