The Humanist Frame
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Some minor staining to back of DJ.
What does it mean to be human in a world stripped of supernatural certainty? The Humanist Frame, edited by Sir Julian Huxley, is a landmark anthology that marshals the collective intellectual firepower of over twenty of the twentieth century's most distinguished thinkers — scientists, artists, philosophers, and social reformers — to articulate a coherent and life-affirming humanist philosophy. Contributors including J. Bronowski, C.H. Waddington, Aldous Huxley, Stephen Spender, Michael Tippett, and E.H. Erikson each present their own disciplinary perspective on what a world guided by reason, compassion, and human dignity might look like, weaving together a tapestry of thought that is both rigorous and deeply humane. Published in 1961 by George Allen & Unwin, this volume stands as one of the definitive statements of mid-twentieth-century secular humanism, arguing persuasively that science and the arts, far from being in conflict, are twin pillars of a meaningful human existence. Huxley's editorial vision unifies these diverse voices into a sustained and passionate argument for a post-religious ethics grounded in evolutionary biology, psychology, and cultural aspiration. For anyone who has ever wrestled with the great questions of purpose, morality, and human potential, The Humanist Frame remains a profoundly challenging and unexpectedly urgent read.
Author: Sir Julian Huxley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, George Allen & Unwin
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Some minor staining to back of DJ.
What does it mean to be human in a world stripped of supernatural certainty? The Humanist Frame, edited by Sir Julian Huxley, is a landmark anthology that marshals the collective intellectual firepower of over twenty of the twentieth century's most distinguished thinkers — scientists, artists, philosophers, and social reformers — to articulate a coherent and life-affirming humanist philosophy. Contributors including J. Bronowski, C.H. Waddington, Aldous Huxley, Stephen Spender, Michael Tippett, and E.H. Erikson each present their own disciplinary perspective on what a world guided by reason, compassion, and human dignity might look like, weaving together a tapestry of thought that is both rigorous and deeply humane. Published in 1961 by George Allen & Unwin, this volume stands as one of the definitive statements of mid-twentieth-century secular humanism, arguing persuasively that science and the arts, far from being in conflict, are twin pillars of a meaningful human existence. Huxley's editorial vision unifies these diverse voices into a sustained and passionate argument for a post-religious ethics grounded in evolutionary biology, psychology, and cultural aspiration. For anyone who has ever wrestled with the great questions of purpose, morality, and human potential, The Humanist Frame remains a profoundly challenging and unexpectedly urgent read.