HumanismDefinitions 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:
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... Literature - Philosophy . 3. Humanism in literature . I. Title . II . Series . PN81.D373 1996 809'.93384 - dc20 96-17602 CIP ISBN 0-415-13478-1 ( hbk ) ISBN ( pbk ) CONTENTS Series Editor'S PREFACE vii Introduction : Towards a Definition.
... Literature - Philosophy . 3. Humanism in literature . I. Title . II . Series . PN81.D373 1996 809'.93384 - dc20 96-17602 CIP ISBN 0-415-13478-1 ( hbk ) ISBN ( pbk ) CONTENTS Series Editor'S PREFACE vii Introduction : Towards a Definition.
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... literature within the large sphere of culture ; the relationship between literatures of different cultures ; and questions concerning the relation of literary to other cultural forms within the context of interdisciplinary studies . It ...
... literature within the large sphere of culture ; the relationship between literatures of different cultures ; and questions concerning the relation of literary to other cultural forms within the context of interdisciplinary studies . It ...
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... literature of the ancient Greeks continued to be studied in British schools and universities as it had been since the sixteenth century , the truly pioneering work on Greek and its sister Indo - European languages was being done , in ...
... literature of the ancient Greeks continued to be studied in British schools and universities as it had been since the sixteenth century , the truly pioneering work on Greek and its sister Indo - European languages was being done , in ...
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Contents
THE INVENTION OF HUMANITY | 7 |
ROMANTIC HUMANISM | 10 |
HUMANISM IN ENGLAND | 13 |
A NINETEENTHCENTURY CREATION | 15 |
THE BIRTH OF MODERNITY | 20 |
THE RIGHTS OF MAN | 25 |
THE RELIGION OF HUMANITY | 28 |
FROM HUMANISM TO ANTIHUMANISM | 35 |
HUMANIST PRINTING | 76 |
ELOQUENCE AND IDENTITY | 78 |
GENDER TROUBLE | 86 |
HUMANIST READING | 91 |
PICO AND RENAISSANCE HUMANISM | 93 |
HUMANISM AND ENLIGHTENMENT | 105 |
HUMANISM AND RELIGION | 109 |
ENLIGHTENMENT | 117 |
LIBERAL HUMANISM | 41 |
MODERNISM AND ANTIHUMANISM | 47 |
THE TWILIGHT OF HUMANISM | 52 |
SOCIALIST HUMANISM AND THEORETICAL ANTIHUMANISM | 57 |
THE DEATH OF MAN | 69 |
HUMANISTS BEFORE HUMANISM THE RENAISSANCE | 72 |
ON THE WORD | 125 |
POSTSCRIPT | 136 |
NOTES | 138 |
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Adorno Althusser ancient antihumanism Arnold Auerbach authority Bacon Burckhardt called Cassirer central Chaucer Christianity civilisation classical Comte Comtean concept contemporary courtier culture D.H. Lawrence Dialectic of Enlightenment Diderot discourse edited Edmund Spenser Eliot eloquence English enlightenment Erasmus Essays European F.R. Leavis Faustus fifteenth figure Florentine Forster Foucault freedom George George Eliot German Goethe Greece Greek Harmondsworth Heidegger hellenic historical Howards End Humanismus humanist humanitas Humpty ibid ideal ideas ideological individual intellectual J.G.A. Pocock Kant language later Latin liberal humanism literary literature London Lukács Lyotard Machiavelli's Marx Marxist means Michel Foucault Milton misogyny modern nature Nazi Nazism Nietzsche nineteenth-century novel numbered Petrarch philosopher Pico Pico's Platonic poem poet poetry political radical rational readers reading reason religion of humanity Renaissance Renaissance humanism rhetorical Roman scepticism secular sense sixteenth century social socialist humanism Symonds T.S. Eliot theoretical things thinking Thomas translated truth Übermensch umanisti universal Utopia Wodwo word writings wrote
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Page 1 - When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things.