humanism
Pronunciation: /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/
noun
- a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
- (often Humanism) a Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
- (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.
