humanism
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At its best, “The Innocents of Florence” is an example of a complicated humanism: An empathetic study of the perpetual interplay between good intentions, human frailties and imperfect outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Divided into three sections hinged together by a through-line of humanism, Elizabeth Alexander reminds the reader that Jordan “was a prolific poet whose lyrical voice linked political struggle with an ethic of love.”
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
“To divorce sexuality from humanism and personality is a mistake,” the late therapist Joy Browne, who then hosted a San Francisco radio show, told Newsweek in 1982.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
Set in a post-apocalyptic Outback, Broken Roads leans heavily into its “Moral Compass,” with options that reflect four different philosophies: utilitarianism, nihilism, Machiavellianism and humanism.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024
This new, irrepressible sound was the still, small voice of secular humanism.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing humanism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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Ancient Greece - Middle School and High School
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