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We are only just beginning to understand the enormous significance of the human virome. The latest and very best articles, news, blog posts and essays from New Humanist, promoting and debating science, reason, humanism and freethought since 1885. Featuring the finest writing and comment from the world's leading free thinking authors.
A century of British humanism | New Humanist
Oct 17, 2023 · The authors view the period of 1930-70 as the first “gilded age” of humanism. Books like The Humanist Outlook (1968), edited by the philosopher A. J. Ayer, helped to define humanism in terms of ethical issues, Karl Popper’s “open society” and an intellectual outlook based on the scientific method. The 1960s also saw the founding of a Humanist Parliamentary Group, leading to greater ...
Can we resist the populist right? | New Humanist
1 hour ago · According to an Economist analysis, Kamala Harris’s policies were pushed to the right, particularly on key populist issues like immigration and climate change, by her rivalry with Trump. The president-elect “has redefined both par ties’ agendas”, the magazine argued. Recently, Vicente Valentim, an Oxford University re searcher and ...
What a decade of same-sex marriage has meant for Britain
Dec 5, 2023 · Of forging a new path that more people might tread behind me. A decade after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act became law, more than 200,000 people in England and Wales now live in legally formalised same-sex relationships. The Act marked a crucial victory in a long struggle to achieve security, dignity and pride for queer people.
Beyond the two cultures - New Humanist
Mar 26, 2024 · Beyond the two cultures. Amid a polarised debate, science and art seem further apart than ever. It’s vital to keep talking and bridge the divide. "Humanism” in the modern sense was fleshed out as a worldview in the 20th century, although its roots go deeper. The idea originated in a desire to find a philosophical approach to life that would ...
Britain's new era: our Autumn 2024 edition asks, what now?
Aug 15, 2024 · The Autumn 2024 issue of New Humanist is on sale now! This issue we're delving in to Britain's new era – from schools to the NHS to refugee policy. To celebrate the launch, we're offering six months of New Humanist for just £1!Subscribe now using code AUGUST24 (offer valid until the end of the month) or buy a single issue online and in all good newsagents.
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism | New Humanist
Baby wars: New Humanist winter 2023 is out now. Our latest issue features Pavan Amara on the new technologies revolutionising reproduction, Gabriele Di Donfrancesco on Europe's battle over "family values" and Rachael Lennon on a decade of same-sex marriage. Plus, a new column from Shaparak Khorsandi!
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About New Humanist. We're a quarterly magazine of culture and science, published since 1885. New Humanist is for anyone who wants to understand the ideas, conflicts and systems shaping our world - climate, capitalism, technology, fundamentalism, struggles for equality and more. We publish a beautiful edition once every three months full of ...
"We needed a book about humanism as an active approach to …
Oct 19, 2020 · There are great books out there about humanism as a philosophy, written by philosophers, but we both thought there was a need for a book that would be short and accessible and more about humanism as an active approach to life. We wanted a book that was positive – that started from the positive beliefs and values and opinions that humanists ...