Humanism as a philosophy.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995.
Imprint:	New York, Philosophical Library [1949]
Description:	368 pages frontispiece 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Humanist bookshelf Humanist bookshelf.
Subject:	Humanism. Humanism.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1372999

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Notes:	"An expansion and revision of a lecture course entitled, "The philosophy of naturalistic humanism' given ... at Columbia University, 1946-1949." Copy 1 signed by author. Copy 2 second edition. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 351-355) "Selected bibliography": pages 357-358.
Other form:	Online version: Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995. Humanism as a philosophy. New York, Philosophical Library [1949]

Table of Contents:

The meaning of humanism
The humanistic tradition : Philosphic forerunners ; Religious roots of humanism ; The cultural background
This life is all and enough : The unity of body and personality
Humanism's theory of the universe : Science and its implications ; The rejection of dualism and idealism ; The universe of nature ; The appreciation of nature
Reliance on reason and science : Five ways of seeking knowledge ; Modern scientific method ; Science anbd the meaning of truth
The affirmation of life : The ethics of humanism ; The social good and individual happiness ; Humanism and democracy ; A humanist civilization.

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