Here is a presentation detailing humanism and definition, origins, characteristics, commonness, and more. I created this as homework for my global perspectives class and presented it to the class. I hope this helps as inspiration or education.

1. By Anahita, Andrea and Maria

3.  Humanism is not a religion.
 Humanism is a belief that human needs and
values are more important than religious
beliefs, or the needs and desires of
humans.
 An example of humanism is the belief that
the person creates their own set of
ethics.

4.  It began in late-14th-century Italy
(Renaissance), came to maturity in the 15th
century, and spread to the rest of Europe
after the middle of that century.
 It is believed that the scholar Francesco
Petrarch was the one of the first
humanists:
Renaissance:
The activity, spirit, and
time of learning in
Europe from the 14th to the
17th century

5.  Italy
 Europe
 Modern-day
 Late 14th century
 After the middle of 15th
century
• (Roughly after 1550)
 Everywhere

6.  Humanists believe that human experience and rational
thinking provide the only source of both knowledge and
a moral code to live by.
 They reject the idea of knowledge 'revealed' to human
beings by gods, or in special books.
 This means that humanists class themselves as agnostic
or atheist. Humanists have no belief in an afterlife,
and so they focus on seeking happiness in this life.
Agnostic
/aɡˈnɒstɪk/
noun
1.
a person who believes that
nothing is known or can be
known of the existence or
nature of God.
Atheist
/ˈeɪθɪɪst/
noun
a person who disbelieves
or lacks belief in the
existence of God or gods.

7.  No, they don’t:
 “Humanist” is used today to mean those who
seek to live good lives without religious or
superstitious beliefs.
 Humanistic thinkers believe in science as a
way people can achieve their greatest
potential.
 “The four characteristics of humanism
are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good
taste, and belief in the human race.” - E. M

9.  Secular humanists reject theistic religious
belief and belief of the supernatural world.
 They are free from religious rule and teachings
 Why?
 Supernatural beliefs cannot be
supported using rational arguments, and
therefore the supernatural aspects of
religiously associated activity should
be rejected.
 The term ‘humanism’ usually refers to secular
humanism by default. Secular
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
adjective
adjective: secular
1.
not connected with religious or spiritual
matters.
Theistic
/θiːˈɪstɪk/
adjective
relating to or characterized by
belief in the existence of a god
or gods.

10.  Usually embraces some form of theism.
 Not necessarily allied with organized
religion.
 Forms of organized religion include:
 Judaism
 Christianity
 Islam
 It is often associated with artists and
scholars in the liberal arts and liberal
Christians.
 They feel that secular humanists have too
logical of an approach to humans’ emotions.

11.  Humanists lived in the 14th and 15th
centuries
 Mostly existed during the flowering of
humanistic philosophies.
They promoted:
 Believed in speciesism and
anthropocentrism.
Human
Worth
Individual
Dignity
Speciesism
/ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪz(ə)m,ˈspiːsiːˌzɪz(
ə)m/
noun
the assumption of human
superiority leading to the
exploitation of animals.
Anthropocentric
/anθrəpə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/
adjective
regarding humankind as the central
or most important element of
existence, especially as opposed to
God or animals.

12. Atheism
 An absence of
belief
 A positive attitude
to the world,
centered on human
experience,
thought, and hopes.
 Open to new ideas
Humanism
A humanist is considered an
atheist, but an atheist is not
necessarily a humanist.

14.  www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/types/humanis
m.shtml
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanism
 http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/humanism.html
 https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zt2nmsg/revision/4
 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/e_m_forster_403574
 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/renaissance
 www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/types/humanis
m.shtml
 https://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_humanism.ht
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