Humanism

(noun)

The study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

Related Terms

Examples of Humanism in the following topics:

  • Introduction to Writing in the Humanities

  • A HUMAN SACRIFICE

  • Human Sex-Linked Disorders

  • Development of Human Resources

    • "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with human resources, although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view (i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization).
    • Human resources development (HRD) as a theory is a framework for the expansion of human capital within an organization through the development of both the organization and the individual to achieve performance improvement.
    • Training and development (TD), the development of human expertise for the purpose of improving performance
    • Organization development (OD), empowering the organization to take advantage of its human resource capital.
    • TD alone can leave an organization unable to tap into the increase in human, knowledge, or talent capital.

  • Homo sapiens

    • Humans (Homo sapiens) are distinct from non-human primates in their upright walking, abstract reasoning, language skills, and problem solving.
    • Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man") is the scientific name for the human species.
    • The scientific study of humans is the discipline of anthropology.
    • Only 17 percent of modern male humans are taller.
    • The pattern of human postnatal brain growth differs from that of other apes and allows for extended periods of social learning and language acquisition in juvenile humans.

  • Applications of Classical Conditioning to Human Behavior

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  • Early Human Evolution

    • The family Hominidae of order Primates includes chimpanzees and humans .
    • Evidence from the fossil record and from a comparison of human and chimpanzee DNA suggests that humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common hominoid ancestor approximately 6 million years ago.
    • It is not thought at this time that this species was an ancestor of modern humans.
    • It is not known whether Orrorin was a human ancestor, but this possibility has not been ruled out.
    • This chart shows the evolution of modern humans and includes the point of divergence that occurred between modern humans and the other great apes.

  • Survival Needs

    • Water: Access to a safe, clean and adequate water supply is necessary for human survival.
    • Sanitation: Proper means for the removal of human waste helps protect from deadly toxins and pathogens and is critical in promoting human survival.
    • Sleep: Seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night is optimal for human survival .
    • Space: As humans, we require personal space.
    • Touch: As humans have evolved to interact in community settings, both hunting and gathering in groups, touch—as in a caress—is often considered a basic human survival need.

  • The Evolution of Humans

    • Human evolution began with primates.
    • Humans and chimps then separated about 7.5 million years ago.
    • There were four main stages of human evolution.
    • Humans acquired symbolic culture and language about 50,000 years ago.
    • Modern humans have a brain volume of 1250 cm3.