单词 | humanism |
释义 | humanism/ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m /noun [mass noun] 1A rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.The roots of ethnology lay, in turn, in the traditions of natural history, moral philosophy and humanism....
1.1 (often Humanism) A Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.Renaissance humanism gradually replaced the medieval scholastic tradition from which it emerged....
1.2(Among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centred on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the conditioned nature of the individual.Historically, however, this tension has been a highly creative one, helping develop both a more rational humanism and a science of humanity compelled to address the exceptional character of human nature....
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