Humanist principles are summed up in the internationally agreed Amsterdam Declaration 2002 of the IHEU. This states that humanism is:
- ethical
- rational
- supportive of democracy and human rights
- insists that personal liberty should be combined with social responsibility
- is a response to the demand for an alternative to dogmatic religion
- values artistic creativity and imagination
- is a life stance that seeks maximum possible fulfilment through the cultivation of ethical and creative living
You might like to try the following Humanists UK links :
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- For general information about humanism
http://www.humanism.org.uk/humanism
http://iheu.org/humanism/what-is-humanism/
- For general information about humanism
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- And if you haven’t already tried them already….
That’s Humanism:
Four animated videos about Humanism narrated by Stephen Fry
- And if you haven’t already tried them already….
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