Understanding Humanism av Andrew Copson, Luke Donnellan, Richard Norman

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<P><EM>Understanding Humanism </EM>is an easy-to-read and informative overview of the beliefs, practices, and values of humanism as a non-religious worldview. This short and lively book explores humanism both as a broad historical tradition of thought and as a stance embodied in organised institutions. It sets out clearly and systematically the beliefs and values of humanism as well as the reality and personal experience of living as a humanist today. </P><P>Questions discussed in this book include:</P><UL><P><LI>How do humanists see the relation between science and religious belief? </LI><LI>Is humanism wedded to science as the only valid form of knowledge?</LI><LI>What value do humanists place on the arts, and can they value religious art?</LI><LI>Does the emphasis on human responsibility depend on an untenable belief in ''free will'', and is this undermined by psychology and neuroscience? </LI><LI>Do humanists think that life is sacred?</LI><LI>What account would humanists give of t