Humanist Manifesto Flashcards
A transcendent norm of behavior (what ought to be)
Ethics
The ability to understand the perspective of others
Empathy
A comprehensive set of truth claims that purports to paint a picture of reality
Formal Worldview
What is the comprehensive set of truth claims taught at MVCS?
Christianity- core values, mission statement, and vision statement
Humanism believes that who is responsible for the realization of an individual’s dreams and achievements?
Yourself
In what achievements does humanism put its faith in?
Scientific
Humanism rejects dualism, which is:
The rejection of spirit and body
Humanism believes that the universe was ___________ and was not __________
Self-existing; created
Humanists do not believe that the value of an individual’s self-worth can be found in a relationship with God through what two things?
Worship or prayer
Humanists believe that the value of an individual’s self-worth is to be found in relationships with who?
Other people
Humanists believe that traditional religion gives individual’s false ________ and wishful ________
Hopes; thinking
When was the original Humanist Manifesto written?
1933
How many different versions of the Humanist Manifesto are there?
3
What were the two significant events that led to the writing of the second Humanist Manifesto?
- Continual War
2. Rowe vs. Wade
What is the most famous quote from the second Humanist Manifesto?
“No deity will save us; we must save ourselves.”
What term used to describe humanism was dropped from the writing of the first to the second Humanist Manifesto?
Religion/Religious
He was one of the signers of the original Humanist Manifesto that was a philosopher and influenced government schooling in America. Studied at Columbia University and played a role in the progressive movement of education.
John Dewey
According to Humanists, man is basically what?
Good
According to Humanists, relief from the personal and societal problems of life as well as the meaning to life comes from where?
Satisfying owns desires.
What Manifesto promoting the community of man and the elimination of religious influence was written by authors Marx and Engel in 1848?
Communist Manifesto
What three examples do the writers of the Humanist Manifesto called “advancements” at the start of the 3rd paragraph in order to conclude that a new situation has been created “which requires a new statement of the means and purposes of religion.”
- Larger understanding of the universe
- Scientific Achievements
- Deeper appreciation of brotherhood
What kind of language is the following statement “The is great danger of a final, and we believe fatal, identification of the world religion with doctrines and methods which have lost their significance and which are powerless to solve the problem of human living in the 20th Century.”
Assumptive Language
The humanist manifesto states that religion is to meet which two needs of humanity?
- Adequate Social Goals
2. Personal Satisfactions
Humanist Manifesto states that the universe was NOT created…what did they believe?
It was self-existing
