Non-Religious Responses to the Questions of Life (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Humanism definition
Humanism definition
Non-religious worldview/philosophy without divine guidance
Humanist belief about God
Humanist belief about God
No divine being/God exists - fundamental belief
How humanists seek answers
How humanists seek answers
Human reason & experience, not divine teachings
Humanist view on afterlife
Humanist view on afterlife
Reject afterlife/existence beyond death
Free thinking meaning
Free thinking meaning
Forming opinions via reason/evidence, not authority/tradition
Humanist approach to life's questions
Humanist approach to life's questions
Scientific reasoning & evidence-based thinking
Humanist view of human potential
Humanist view of human potential
Complete confidence - humans can live meaningfully independently
Period of major humanist growth
Period of major humanist growth
Renaissance period
Renaissance period dates
Renaissance period dates
14th-16th centuries
Key humanist thinker - Renaissance
Key humanist thinker - Renaissance
Desiderius Erasmus
Key humanist thinker - social/economic
Key humanist thinker - social/economic
Karl Marx
Key humanist thinker - 20th century
Key humanist thinker - 20th century
Albert Camus