In Search of Our Humanity: Navigating the Space Between Utopia and Dystopia – Hardcover

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by Valerii Aleksandrovich Kuvakin (Author)

Russian philosopher Valery A. Kuvakin reviews the major principles of humanism as the starting point for an overall definition of humanity. Humanism, as definied by Kuvakin, is based on the scientific method, seeks objective knowledge, is anthropocentric, uses reason as its guiding principle, and extolls common sense based on scientifically verifiable knowledge without any restriction from tradition, customs, political systems, or religion.
Arrayed against these humanist values are the “pseudovalues” of the paranormal and irrational faith, and the “antivalues” of greed, corruption, addiction, violence, and environmental destruction. Avoiding both the heaven of our fantasies and the hell of our own making, humanism offers the 21st century the basis for establishing a just, free, and sane society.

Author Biography

Valery A. Kuvakin is professor and chair in the department of the History of Russian Philosophy at Moscow State University and executive director of the Center for Inquiry in Moscow.

Number of Pages: 342 Dimensions: 0.91 x 9.48 x 6.32 IN Publication Date: April 01, 2003

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