Ronald Dworkin and Philip Kitcher recognize that traditional, religious faith—especially in Christian theistic tradition—has virtues that seem to be missing in a secular worldview. To remedy this apparent deficit, they both propose that a secular worldview can provide a satisfying foundation for a flourishing, meaningful life. Moreover, Kitcher argues that secular humanism is far more justified...

The article analyzes the results of latest theoretical discussions in Western political theory, whose participants explore specific features formation neoliberal discourse “post-truth” that destroys traditions rational politics and foundations humanistic paradigm education emerged during European Renaissance Enlightenment. In modern world, classical humanism contrasts sharply with realities ide...

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) profile of Maharishi International University (MIU) students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique regularly was compared to profiles presented in the POI manual for a group of college students and for a group of relatively self-actualized people. MIU students scored significantly higher than nonmeditating college students on eight of the...

The article reviews the ethics of evolutionary humanism, as expressed in works modern German philosopher and critic religion Michael Schmidt-Salomon. Drawing on results biological sciences, he provides his own interpretation sociobiological meaning altruism egoism foundations human ethics. Appealing to philosophical tradition, finds support views Epicurus who considered being connected within n...

or quotes are paraphrased, losing the colour of the original event. The press itself must take the blame for rather disappointing production: besides many typographical errors, the print is strangely difficult to read. However, Morris Vogel's book is, overall, very useful. He has successfully treated his topic as a social development, where patients and governors, local politicians and ethnic l...

Authors of American psychology textbooks habitually refer to the “existential-humanistic” or “humanistic-existential” approach to treatment, while therapists in the UK and Europe say that this usage is inaccurate, and that the differences between the existential and humanistic approaches outweigh their similarities. To assess the merit of these competing claims, we must distinguish between lite...