What are the main elements of humanism?

A quick look at the Principles page of Society of Ontario Freethinkers will give you a fairly good idea of humanist values. You can also search for Epicurus’ forty principle doctrines - the original bases of Western secular humanist philosophy. read more

All of the 6 elements contained in the AHA statement are important if we are to fully understand the Humanist philosophy. No one element alone defines Humanism. It is the combination that makes Humanism such a powerful philosophy. Let’s consider these elements individually. read more

Brunetto was a major influence on the Italian poet Dante, who revered him as a teacher, and on Florentine leadership from Salutati to Machiavelli. Other now-familiar aspects of humanism, including Petrarch’s individualism and Boccaccio’s realism, grew in the soil that Brunetto had tilled. read more