Key People in the Humanist Tradition (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Definition of humanism
Definition of humanism
Philosophy rejecting supernatural; focuses on human dignity & reason
Humanism's view on supernaturalism
Humanism's view on supernaturalism
Rejects it - nothing higher than human existence
Erasmus - nationality and dates
Erasmus - nationality and dates
Dutch scholar (1466-1536)
Erasmus's key belief about education
Erasmus's key belief about education
Education has transformative power to improve people & society
What Erasmus promoted regarding authority
What Erasmus promoted regarding authority
Scepticism - questioning authority at all levels of society
Erasmus's two pillars for human flourishing
Erasmus's two pillars for human flourishing
Education and freedom to question authority
Camus - nationality and dates
Camus - nationality and dates
French-Algerian writer (1913-1960)
Award Camus won
Award Camus won
Nobel Prize for Literature
Camus's most famous work
Camus's most famous work
The Stranger
Definition of absurdism (Camus's philosophy)
Definition of absurdism (Camus's philosophy)
Attempts to find absolute meaning in life are fundamentally absurd
Sisyphus's task in the myth
Sisyphus's task in the myth
Roll boulder up mountain daily, only to watch it roll back down
Camus's interpretation of Sisyphus
Camus's interpretation of Sisyphus
Imagine Sisyphus is happy, satisfied with his effort
Carpe diem in Camus's philosophy
Carpe diem in Camus's philosophy
Seize the day - live life to fullest, embrace absurdity & beauty