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humanism

[hyoo-muh-niz-uhm, yoo-] / ˈhju məˌnɪz əm, ˈju- /
NOUN
philosophy in which human interests predominate
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“It’s like this that humanism itself gets swallowed up by nihilism,” he adds, concretizing that image in his movie with many scenes of environmental degradation realized as crawling blobs of death.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Women can bring more humanism," said the Chilean ex-president Bachelet, who is also a former UN rights chief.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

What the best of Gehry’s late projects have in common is not only virtuosity in their form-making, but also a remarkable kind of humanism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

The United States’ unique brand of humanism, with its emphasis on the individual and risk-taking, has shaped a form of free-market capitalism that continues to drive progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

Only such real, meaningful actions as those which are sincerely motivated from a deep sense of humanism and moral responsibility can get at the basic causes that produce the racial explosions in America today.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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