HUMANISM

Life does not become empty and meaningless in a godless universe. This is the contention at the heart of humanism the philosophy concerned with making sense of the world through reason experience and shared human values. In this thought-provoking introduction Peter Cave explores the humanist approach to religious belief ethics and politics and addresses key criticisms. Revised and updated to confront today’s great crises – the climate emergency and global pandemics – and the future of humanism in the face of rapid technological advancement this is for anyone wishing to better understand what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.