The Basic Concepts of Humanism

p Webster 's dictionary defines Humanism as any outlook or way of life centered on human need and interest (Webster . It gives immense importance to truth and being true not just to oneself but to everyone around him . Moreover , reason and science should be involved in the way people design their way of life . Rationalistic humanism , as Schaeffer calls it , is what makes human reason the source and foundation of all human beliefs . A rationalist is a person who thinks man can begin with himself and his reason in addition to what he

observes , without information from any other source , and come to final answers in regard to truth , ethics and reality (Schaeffer

The one thing according to Humanism which shows the people the right path and gives them an opportunity to live religiously is in the Spirit 's power . Echeverria says that a person 's spirit plays a positive role in Humanism . As a person moves towards Christ and God , his soul becomes pure and he gets farther and farther away from a sinful life which he lived before

A man 's spirit takes control of his life as he moves towards God and this enables him to follow the right path . He feels light as he is moved from a life full of sins to another life which is devoid of all sinful activities his heart and soul become pure and force him to keep moving on to the right path . This makes it easy for him to follow this path and become a religious and righteous person . This is the reason why a person 's spirit plays a positive role in Humanism (Echeverria

Just as Human Spirit plays a positive role in Humanism , human relations have also been granted great importance . According to Robert and Benjamin (1991 , human collaboration and cooperation are very important for releasing the hidden human potential . He says that it is only possible to be able to realize how useful a man can be once he starts collaboration and communication with people . The reasons that have been given for such logic are that since , collaboration and communication with others will help a person know himself better as he will be able to see himself from the eyes of others , his potential will come out and be utilized . Secondly , a person 's self confidence and self assurance improve as he is now in a better position to not only judge himself but also judge his surroundings , thus , he makes his decisions based on all the information that he has gotten from his collaborative efforts about himself and his environment

A person needs to communicate with those is his surroundings to be able to fully understand himself . As he communicates with others , this person develops relationships with other people which enable him to look at his life from varied point of views . When he evaluates his life after obtaining these varied points of views , he understands his mistakes and wrongful deeds better and thus , such a...