WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes what humanism is?
A
Celebrating the individual
B
The do’s and don’t of life
C
The end justifies the means
D
God before all else
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is a guideline of how to understnd this qustion. The correct answer is; Humanism is an appreciation of humankind and human values. In ancient Greece it was visible in many aspects of the society, art, ethics and customs that were based on the human-focused principles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most frequently, humanism refers to a non-theistic view centered on human agency, and a reliance on science and reason rather than revelation from a supernatural source to understand the world. Humanists tend to advocate for human rights, free speech, progressive policies, and democracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Illustrated Oxford Dictionary has. defined Humanism as follows: “ (1) a system of thought concerned with human rather. than divine or supernatural matters. (2) an outlook emphasizing common human needs and concerned with humankind as responsible and progressive intellectual beings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humanists have a scientific but also a sympathetic, generous, and cautiously optimistic understanding of human beings. They believe human beings are material and mortal. We are the product of purposeless physical and biological processes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Probably the most widely accepted definition of humanism is that it was the broad educational, literary, and cultural movement involving the studia humanitatis-grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, and moral philosophy, based on the standard ancient authors in Latin and, to a lesser extent, Greek.

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