Ocupation: Professor
Life: December 21, 1925 - October 22, 2012
Birthday: December 21
Death: October 22
In contemporary society secular humanism has been singled out by critics and proponents alike as a position sharply distinguishable from any religious formulation. Religious fundamentalists in the United States have waged a campaign against secular humanism, claiming that it is a rival "religion" and seeking to root it out from American public life. Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.
topic: Religious, Philosophy, Roots, Ethical Values, Secular Humanism, Non Religious, Contemporary Society, Humanism