Embracing the Power of Humanism

Paul Kurtz argues that it is possible for rationalists and free thinkers to lead exemplary lives.

Paul Kurtz is a professor of philosophy, emeritus, at the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Preface

vii

Biographical Introduction

ix

Brandon M. Stickney

I. THE EXUBERANT LIFE

What Is Happiness?

3

(6)

Bursting at the Seams

9

(4)

The Bountiful Joys

13

(4)

The Meaning of Life

17

(8)

The Fullness of Life

25

(10)

The Ethics of Excellence

35

(18)

Meaning and Transcendence

53

(8)

The Human Condition

61

(16)

II. INDEPENDENCE

Power

77

(10)

Courage

87

(14)

Libertarianism and Moral Freedom

101

(12)

III. ALTRUISM

Love and Friendship

113

(8)

The Beloved Cause

121

(10)

An Ethic of Responsibility

131

(12)

The Common Moral Decencies

143

(14)

Caring

157

(12)

IV. HUMANISM

Humanism as a Eupraxsophy

169

(22)

V. ETHICAL TRUTH

Skepticism and Ethical Inquiry

191

(20)

Afterthought Surviving Bypass and Enjoying the Exuberant Life

211

(8)

Acknowledgments

219

(2)

Notes

221

(6)

About the Author

227

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Embracing the Power of Humanism

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