Humanism and Libraries
Humanism and Libraries

Author: André Cossette

Publisher: Library Juice Press, LLC

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1936117312

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Andr Cossette's Humanism and Libraries is a concise but rigorous investigation into the foundations of librarianship-its definition and its aims. Philosophical and logical in its approach, it is intended to provide solid ground and unity for professional practice. Though the work was originally published in French in 1976 in Quebec by ASTED, Library Juice Press has found it to have enduring relevance and value, and has therefore made this English translation. The book includes a preface that makes the case for reading a work from the 1970s on library philosophy, and a set of "questions for reflection" following the text.

Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism
Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism

Author: Thomas Hendrickson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9004338179

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Winner of the 2018 Josef IJsewijn Prize for Best Book on a Neo-Latin Topic Although many humanists, from Petrarch to Fulvio Orsini, had written briefly about library history, the De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius was the first self-contained monograph on the topic. The De bibliothecis proved to be a seminal achievement, both in redefining the scope of library history and in articulating a vision of a public, secular, research institution for the humanities. It was repeatedly reprinted and translated, plagiarized and epitomized. Through the end of the nineteenth century, scholars turned to it as the ultimate foundation for any discussion of library history. In Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism, Hendrickson presents a critical edition of Lipsius’s work with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.

The World of Persian Literary Humanism
The World of Persian Literary Humanism

Author: Hamid Dabashi

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0674067592

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Humanism has mostly considered the question “What does it mean to be human?” from a Western perspective. Dabashi asks it anew from a non-European perspective, in a groundbreaking study of 1,400 years of Persian literary humanism. He presents the unfolding of this vast tradition as the creative and subversive subconscious of Islamic civilization.

Applied Humanism
Applied Humanism

Author: Jennifer Hancock

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2019-05-29

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1949991431

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This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. You can’t understand humanistic business management unless you understand what humanism is. This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. Humanism helps us prioritize human value as important. It supports positive interpersonal relationships and collaborative and respectful decision-making. Since all businesses are in the business of solving problems, good problem solving is essential to good business. Humanism has already transformed many other disciplines including psychology, medicine, nursing, and more. Additionally, humanism is foundational to the practice of human resources, without which businesses cannot operate. It is important for business managers to understand the philosophy fully so they can understand how to not only manage people more effectively, but how to operate their businesses in a way that helps the communities in which they operate. This book will provide the primer they need to create more effective and ethical businesses.

Humanism
Humanism

Author: Peter Cave

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-04-07

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0861543572

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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.

Poetry and Humanism
Poetry and Humanism

Author: Molly Maureem Mahood

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781013593284

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Perspectives on Digital Humanism
Perspectives on Digital Humanism

Author: Hannes Werthner

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-11-23

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 3030861449

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This open access book aims to set an agenda for research and action in the field of Digital Humanism through short essays written by selected thinkers from a variety of disciplines, including computer science, philosophy, education, law, economics, history, anthropology, political science, and sociology. This initiative emerged from the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism and the associated lecture series. Digital Humanism deals with the complex relationships between people and machines in digital times. It acknowledges the potential of information technology. At the same time, it points to societal threats such as privacy violations and ethical concerns around artificial intelligence, automation and loss of jobs, ongoing monopolization on the Web, and sovereignty. Digital Humanism aims to address these topics with a sense of urgency but with a constructive mindset. The book argues for a Digital Humanism that analyses and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind toward a better society and life while fully respecting universal human rights. It is a call to shaping technologies in accordance with human values and needs.

What Are We Doing Here?
What Are We Doing Here?

Author: Marilynne Robinson

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0374717788

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New essays on theological, political, and contemporary themes, by the Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America like Emerson and Tocqueville inform our political consciousness or discussing the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life, Robinson’s peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display. What Are We Doing Here? is a call for Americans to continue the tradition of those great thinkers and to remake American political and cultural life as “deeply impressed by obligation [and as] a great theater of heroic generosity, which, despite all, is sometimes palpable still.”

Humanism
Humanism

Author: Jeaneane D. Fowler

Publisher: Sussex Library of Religious Beliefs & Practice

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781898723707

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Gives a brief outline of humanistic trends in the past to provide a historical basis for an examination of Humanism in the contemporary world, then discusses the nature and potential of the human being, the Humanist case against religion, the individual in society, and the distinctive Humanist moral stance obtained independently of religion. Examines rational and reasoned analysis of empirical knowledge as the basis of Humanism, and looks at three issues Humanists have been involved with in the past--genetics, abortion, and euthanasia. Also describes Humanist ceremonies for life passages. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Humanism and Religion
Humanism and Religion

Author: Jens Zimmermann

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 0199697752

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Jens Zimmermann suggests that the West can rearticulate its identity and renew its cultural purpose by recovering the humanistic ethos that originally shaped Western culture. He traces the religious roots of humanism, and combines humanism, religion and hermeneutic philosophy to re-imagine humanism for our current cultural and intellectual climate.