Humanism and Its Discontents
Humanism aspires to ethical universalism but in practice it is defined by what it opposes and excludes.
Robert Huddleston
· 10 min read
humanism
A collection of 8 posts
Want to Restore Your Faith in Humanity? Visit a Scientific Conference
Meeting the people who are making this world a better place through science provides a much needed sense of balance.
Daniel Lelchuk
· 6 min read
PODCAST 86: Dr Michael Shermer on His New Book Giving the Devil His Due
Science writer, author and Skeptic editor-in-chief Michael Shermer talks to Toby Young about his new book Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist. They talk about a range of free speech issues, including hate speech, Holocaust denial, the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks.
Quillette
· 1 min read
Secular Morality Does Not Depend on Faith
Here, then, we have a secular ethics connected not to 'nothing,' but to a preference for justice, fairness, and impartiality.
Jerry A. Coyne
· 3 min read
Plastic Pollution is a Real Problem—and It Won't Be Solved by Straw Bans
Majority of micro-plastics emerge as a waste product from the laundering of synthetic clothing and the wear-down of synthetic rubber automobile tyres.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
Enlightenment Wars: Some Reflections on 'Enlightenment Now,' One Year Later
As Thomas Paine wrote, “To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”
Steven Pinker
· 52 min read
On the Reality of Race & the Abhorrence of Racism Part II: Human Biodiversity & Its Implications
This can be avoided with a moratorium, but then we’re back to square one. This sparks a near infinite regress of bad options.
Brian Boutwell
· 12 min read
When Bad Ideas Refuse to Die: the Denial of Human Individuality
The situationist idea that personality is an illusion is an arresting one, but it is false.
Luke Smillie and Nick Haslam
· 4 min read