Overview

Definitions of humanism as educational movement, philosophical concept or existential `life stance' have evolved over the centuries as the term has been adopted for a variety of cultural and political purposes and contexts, and reactions against humanism have contributed to movements such as structuralism, postmodernism and postcolonialism. Tony Davies offers a clear introduction to the many uses of this influential yet complex concept, and this second edition extends his discussion to include: a wide-ranging history of the development of the term and its influences the implications of debates around humanism and post-humanism for political, religious and environmental activism discussion of the key figures in humanist debate from Erasmus and Milton to Heidegger, Foucault and Chomsky

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Author:   Tony Davies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780415134781

ISBN 10:   0415134781
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780415420648
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents. Introduction. Towards a Definition. 1. The Invention of Humanity Romantic Humanism Humanism in England 'Renaissance Man': a 19th-century Creation The Birth of Modernity The Rights of Man The Religion of Humanity 2. From Humanism to Antihumanism Nietzsche: Humanism as Metaphor and Illusion Liberal Humanism, Modernism and Antihumanism The Twilight of Humanism, Socialist Humanism and Theoretical Antihumanism The Death of Man 3. Humanists Before Humanism: the Renaissance Humanist Printing Eloquence and Identity Gender Trouble Humanist Reading Pico and 'Renaissance Humanism' 4. Humanism and Enlightenment Nature and Science Humanism and Religion Enlightenment Conclusion. On the Word Postscript. Bibliography. Index.

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Tony Davies was formerly Professor and Head of the English Department at the University of Birmingham, from which he recently retired. He has edited Milton's poetry and prose, and written on renaissance and modern literature, literary theory and the teaching of English.

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