Humanist Manifesto I. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed. The individuals whose signatures appear would, had they been writing individual statements, have stated the propositions in differing terms. The importance of the document is that more than thirty men have come to general agreement on matters of final concern and that these men are undoubtedly representative of a large number who are forging a new philosophy out of the materials of the modern world. - Raymond B. The time has come for widespread recognition of the radical changes in religious beliefs throughout the modern world. There is great danger of a final, and we believe fatal, identification of the word religion with doctrines and methods which have lost their significance and which are powerless to solve the problem of human living in the Twentieth Century.
FIRST: Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created. (Signed) J.A.C. Council for Secular Humanism. Council for Secular Humanism. Sep182008 Appeared in Free Inquiry, vol 28 issue 6 pkurtz Humanist Manifesto II 1973, Abridged The next century can be and should be the humanistic century. Dramatic scientific, technological, and ever-accelerating social and political changes crowd our awareness. We have virtually conquered the planet, explored the Moon, overcome the natural limits of travel and communication; we stand at the dawn... Amsterdam Declaration 2002 | International Humanist and Ethical Union. In 1952, at the first World Humanist Congress, the founders of IHEU agreed a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism. They called it “The Amsterdam Declaration”. The Amsterdam Declaration of 1952 was a child of its time. For example, it was set in the world of great power politics and the Cold War, and it asserted that “humanists have confidence that the present crisis can be surmounted”.
As befits the nature of Humanism — friendly to evolution, anathema to dogma — the statement was updated in 2002. The 50th anniversary World Humanist Congress in 2002, again meeting in the Netherlands, unanimously passed a resolution known as “The Amsterdam Declaration 2002″. Following the Congress, this updated declaration was adopted unanimously by the IHEU General Assembly, and thus became the official defining statement of World Humanism. Humanism and Its Aspirations. Humanism and Its Aspirations subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestos published in 2003 by the American Humanist Association (AHA).
The newest one is much shorter, listing six primary beliefs, which echo themes from its predecessors: Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. (See empiricism.)Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change.Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience. (See ethical naturalism.)Life’s fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals.Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships.Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness. Signatories[edit] Notable Signatories[edit] Nobel laureates[edit] 22 Nobel laureates signed the statement, these being: Philip W.
Past AHA presidents[edit] AHA board[edit] International Humanist and Ethical Union. The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is an umbrella organisation of humanist, atheist, rationalist, secular, skeptic, freethought and Ethical Culture organisations worldwide.[1] Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, in 2011 the IHEU consisted of 117 member organizations in 38 countries.[2] Julian Huxley (the first director of UNESCO) presided over the founding Congress of the IHEU. In 2002, the IHEU General Assembly unanimously adopted the Amsterdam Declaration 2002[3] which represents the official defining statement of World Humanism. The Happy Human is the official symbol of the IHEU. IHEU has Special Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).[4] IHEU holds a World Humanist Congress every three years, hosted by one of its members. The next is to be held in Oxford, UK, in 2014, hosted by the British Humanist Association.[5] Minimum Statement[edit] History[edit] Amsterdam 1952 - IHEU founding congress[edit] Amsterdam Declaration 2002[edit] [edit]
Council for Secular Humanism. Humanist Manifesto III. Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. The lifestance of Humanism—guided by reason, inspired by compassion, and informed by experience—encourages us to live life well and fully. It evolved through the ages and continues to develop through the efforts of thoughtful people who recognize that values and ideals, however carefully wrought, are subject to change as our knowledge and understandings advance. This document is part of an ongoing effort to manifest in clear and positive terms the conceptual boundaries of Humanism, not what we must believe but a consensus of what we do believe. It is in this sense that we affirm the following: Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change.