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Book SynopsisThe Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism presents an edited collection of essays that explore the nature of Humanism as an approach to life, and a philosophical analysis of the key humanist propositions from naturalism and science to morality and meaning.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii
Foreword xi
1 What Is Humanism? 1
Andrew Copson
Part I Essentials of Humanism 35
2 Naturalism 37
Brendan Larvor
3 Science, Reason, and Scepticism 55
Stephen Law
4 Death as Annihilation 72
Peter Cave
5 The Good and Worthwhile Life 87
A. C. Grayling
Part II Diverse Manifestations 95
6 The Materialists of Classical India 97
Jeaneane Fowler
7 Humanism in the Classical World 119
Charles Freeman
8 Ancient China 133
Merv Fowler
9 Humanistic Thought in the Islamic World of the Middle Ages 153
Abdelilah Ljamai
Part III Implications 171
10 Counselling and the Humanist Worldview 173
Carmen Schuhmann
11 Making a Home in This World: Humanism and Architecture 194
Ken Worpole
12 Humanist Ceremonies: The Case of Non-Religious Funerals in England 216
Matthew Engelke
13 Humanism and Education 234
John White
14 Humanism and the Political Order 255
Alan Haworth
15 Humanism in Recent English Fiction 280
Peter Faulkner
Part IV Debates 303
16 Feminism and Humanism 305
Pauline Johnson
17 Life Without Meaning? 325
Richard Norman
18 Spirituality 347
Jeaneane Fowler
19 Is Humanism Too Optimistic? An Analysis of Religion as Religion 374
Paul Cliteur
20 Humanism, Moral Relativism, and Ethical Objectivity 403
John R. Shook
21 The Future of Humanism 426
Peter Derkx
Index 440
