Word: humanistic
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...public school system. “I really got to know people on an intimate, individual level, which doesn’t happen in a city that’s so divided by race and class.” “I’m definitely a humanist. A lot could be improved if we took the time to understand ourselves and each other,” she says. It is this kind of philosophy that has guided her efforts to build community. Sandra L. Di Capua ’07, who has had Shabbat dinner with Cohen almost...
...atheists find a new way to describe themselves. And it won’t end with bitter diatribes against religion either. For the atheists in America to become the respected member of society that they deserve, they must be willing to show confidence in their beliefs. Last weekend, the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard hosted “The New Humanism,” a conference that celebrated the Chaplaincy’s 30th anniversary at Harvard. Featuring a diverse group of renowned speakers, the conference discussed the future of humanism, a “rationalist philosophy informed by science, inspired...
...speak at Memorial Church for what he described as a “little black Sabbath.” Rushdie’s appearance at Memorial Church was the first event of the three-day long conference called “The New Humanism” hosted by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. Humanism is a “non-supernatural alternative to traditional religion,” said Gregory M. Epstein, the University’s Humanist Chaplain. Humanism primarily consists of atheists, agnostics and non-religious people. “The main purpose of the conference...
...talent, surrounding himself with brilliant men like Cardinal Wolsey, played by Sam Neill as a surprisingly sympathetic character for modern audiences--more of a workaholic gunning for a promotion than the venal, grasping manipulator he's often depicted as--and Sir Thomas More, Jeremy Northam's gentle humanist. When the two measured advisers talk their hawkish young King away from the brink of a costly war with France, they're savvy enough to let the boss take credit for the newfangled peace-treaty idea. "Your majesty would be known as an architect of a new and modern world," Wolsey says...
...genre may be specifically political or more broadly humanist, but its codes and attitudes are as rigid as those for an old-time western or musical. The plot typically begins with a decent person suffering some outrage by an oppressive overlord, whether military, governmental or corporate. It goes on to chronicle the steps by which our hero either exacts righteous revenge or, if it's a tragedy, is crushed by the system. The goal of the movie is to provoke some fellow feeling for the world's underdogs. Then, cleansed and spiritually enriched, you can return to American Idol...