Humanismus - Sedm set let svobody myšlení, touhy po poznání a naděje – Bakewellová Sarah (2024)

Man is the measure of things. But what is the measure of man? When one speaks of humanism, everyone imagines something and someone different. Some think of thinkers like Erasmus of Rotterdam, Michel de Montaigne, Bertrand Russell, and others, while others recall writers and artists like Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, or Voltaire, and yet others might think of figures from politics or theology. For some, humanism is primarily the promotion of a scientific and rational view of the world, while others see it mainly as an emphasis on a morally responsible life, and for many, it represents the sum of the humanities. Humanism is all of this at once, and if it has any common thread, it is the search for how to act, think, create, and explore freely, while causing no harm: in other words, how to actually be human. Therefore, humanistic thinking has taken many philosophical or artistic forms throughout history, but at its core, it always emphasizes the human measure. Thanks to this, the humanist tradition has endured and continues to inspire even after centuries. The book Humanism tells its fascinating story and brings closer the challenges of humanism today.