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Author : Sarah Bakewell
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Books
Release Date : 2024-03-21
Humanly Possible written by Sarah Bakewell and has been published by Vintage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
If you are reading this, you may already be a humanist. Even if you don't know know it. Do you love literature and the arts? Do you have a strong moral compass despite not being formally religious? Do you simply believe that individual lives are more important than grand political visions? If any of these apply, you are part of a long tradition of humanist thought. In Humanly Possible, Sarah Bakewell asks what humanism is and why it has flourished for so long. By introducing us to adventurous lives and ideas of famous humanists throughout 700 years of history, she shows how the humanist values that helped steer us through dark times in the past are just as urgently needed in our world today.
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Author : Sarah Bakewell
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Humanly Possible written by Sarah Bakewell and has been published by Knopf Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Philosophy categories.
The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human. If you are reading this, it’s likely you already have some affinity with humanism, even if you don’t think of yourself in those terms. You may be drawn to literature and the humanities. You may prefer to base your moral choices on fellow-feeling and responsibility to others rather than on religious commandments. Or you may simply believe that individual lives are more important than grand political visions or dogmas. If any of these apply, you are part of a long tradition of humanist thought, and you share that tradition with many extraordinary individuals through history who have put rational enquiry, cultural richness, freedom of thought and a sense of hope at the heart of their lives. Humanly Possible introduces us to some of these people, as it asks what humanism is and why it has flourished for so long, despite opposition from fanatics, mystics and tyrants. It is a book brimming with ideas, personalities and experiments in living – from the literary enthusiasts of the fourteenth century to the secular campaigners of our own time, from Erasmus to Esperanto, from anatomists to agnostics, from Christine de Pizan to Bertrand Russell, and from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston. It takes us on an irresistible journey, and joyfully celebrates open-mindedness, optimism, freedom and the power of the here and now—humanist values which have helped steer us through dark times in the past, and which are just as urgently needed in our world today. The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human.
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Author : Sarah Bakewell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Humanly Possible written by Sarah Bakewell and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Philosophy categories.
The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book “A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal “Sweeping… linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” — The New York Times The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human Humanism is an expansive tradition of thought that places shared humanity, cultural vibrancy, and moral responsibility at the center of our lives. The humanistic worldview—as clear-eyed and enlightening as it is kaleidoscopic and richly ambiguous—has inspired people for centuries to make their choices by principles of freethinking, intellectual inquiry, fellow feeling, and optimism. In this sweeping new history, Sarah Bakewell, herself a lifelong humanist, illuminates the very personal, individual, and, well, human matter of humanism and takes readers on a grand intellectual adventure. Voyaging from the literary enthusiasts of the fourteenth century to the secular campaigners of our own time, from Erasmus to Esperanto, from anatomists to agnostics, from Christine de Pizan to Bertrand Russell, and from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston, Bakewell brings together extraordinary humanists across history. She explores their immense variety: some sought to promote scientific and rationalist ideas, others put more emphasis on moral living, and still others were concerned with the cultural and literary studies known as “the humanities.” Humanly Possible asks not only what brings all these aspects of humanism together but why it has such enduring power, despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, and tyrants. A singular examination of this vital tradition as well as a dazzling contribution to its literature, this is an intoxicating, joyful celebration of the human spirit from one of our most beloved writers. And at a moment when we are all too conscious of the world’s divisions, Humanly Possible—brimming with ideas, experiments in living, and respect for the deepest ethical values—serves as a recentering, a call to care for one another, and a reminder that we are all, together, only human.
Humanly Possible A Biologist S Notes On The Future Of Mankind
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Author : Jean Rostand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Humanly Possible A Biologist S Notes On The Future Of Mankind written by Jean Rostand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Science categories.
How Was It Humanly Possible
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Author : Irena Steinfeldt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
How Was It Humanly Possible written by Irena Steinfeldt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) categories.
An educational guide for high school or college students, as well as for the general reader. Dwells, in particular, on the views of the perpetrators - their actions, thoughts, worldviews, and motivations. Discusses, also, the Jewish victims and relates the activities of four rescuers of Jews. Focusing on Germans, deals with prejudice, propaganda, and youth culture; mass murder; deportation; transports as seen by a perpetrator and a victim; high officials in the extermination camp system (Höss, Stangl, and Gerstein); and bystanders and rescuers. The approach is interdisciplinary - involving documents, testimonies, photographs, and works of literature and art.
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Author : LifeRing Press
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06
Humanly Possible written by LifeRing Press and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06 with categories.
Language And Bilingual Cognition
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Author : Reader in Applied Linguistics Vivian Cook
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2011-04-27
Language And Bilingual Cognition written by Reader in Applied Linguistics Vivian Cook and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-27 with Education categories.
This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals, bringing together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines . It is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in language and cognition, or in bilingualism and second languages.
Environmental Justice Through Research Based Decision Making
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Author : William M. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-05-03
Environmental Justice Through Research Based Decision Making written by William M. Bowen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-03 with Political Science categories.
This book discusses whether and to what extent there are widespread injustices and inequities caused by the distribution of environmental hazards in America today.
A Human Venture
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Author : V. Virom Coppola
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-10-30
A Human Venture written by V. Virom Coppola and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-30 with Philosophy categories.
The Possible Human
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Author : Jean Houston
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 1982
The Possible Human written by Jean Houston and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.