Feelings of right and wrong that at first have their locus within the family gradually develop into a pattern for the tribe or city, then spread to the much larger unit of the nation, and finally from the nation to mankind as a whole.
For the Humanist, . . . head and heart . . . must function together. . . . The constitution of the Phillips Exeter Academy reads: 'Though goodness wi… - Corliss Lamont
For the Humanist, . . . head and heart . . . must function together. . . . The constitution of the Phillips Exeter Academy reads: 'Though goodness wi…
- Corliss Lamont
Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range. - Corliss Lamont
Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.
Since Humanism as a functioning credo is so closely bound up with the methods of reason and science, plainly free speech and democracy are its very l… - Corliss Lamont
Since Humanism as a functioning credo is so closely bound up with the methods of reason and science, plainly free speech and democracy are its very l…
The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics. - Corliss Lamont
The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics.
We do not ask to be born; and we do not ask to die. But born we are and die we must. We come into existence and we pass out of existence. And in neit… - Corliss Lamont
We do not ask to be born; and we do not ask to die. But born we are and die we must. We come into existence and we pass out of existence. And in neit…
Supernatural entities simply do not exist. This nonreality of the supernatural means, on the human level, that men do not possess supernatural and im… - Corliss Lamont
Supernatural entities simply do not exist. This nonreality of the supernatural means, on the human level, that men do not possess supernatural and im…
Most men, I am convinced, have an unmistakable feeling at the final moment of significant choice that they are making a free decision, that they can … - Corliss Lamont
Most men, I am convinced, have an unmistakable feeling at the final moment of significant choice that they are making a free decision, that they can …
True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outs… - Corliss Lamont
True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outs…
The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life. - Corliss Lamont
The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life.
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