humanism
Any philosophy, or political stance which emphasizes or privileges the welfare of humans and assumes that only humans are capable of reason. In doing so, humanism treats the human as an abstract universal; it is premised on the paradoxical idea that all people should be treated the same, regardless of who they are and what they have done as individuals, solely on account of their humanity. In the 1950s, humanism was endorsed by radical critics like ... ...
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