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Humanism 101

Books and programs that will help you learn more about what is probably the most humane and holistic approach to ethical philosophy humanity has ever devised.

Book and Video – Principles of Humanistic Leadership

Humanism is a philosophy that centers on acknowledging the dignity of your fellow humans. It is a recognition that our behavior impacts others. We don’t live in a vacuum.When we are in a leadership position, we have even more responsibility to do good, not just for ourselves, but for our team as well. Humanistic management or leadership is a philosophical approach that is at once: compassionate, ethical, responsible, reasonable, and strategic. To be an effective, ethical leader requires a variety Read more [...]

Jen Hancock’s Handy Humanism Handbook

This book is for the average human, regardless of his, her or ze name, who wants to learn more about Humanism.

The Humanist Approach to Happiness – Book

This is a book that basically says – here are personal ethics, here is why they are important, and here is how you can apply them to your daily life and why doing so will help you live a happier more productive life. Great for parents to use to help talk to their kids about why ethics are important and how to integrate ethics into their decision making.

Books: The Humanist Approach to Happiness: Translations

Jennifer Hancock’s book – The Humanist Approach to Happiness – has been translated into the following languages. Spanish, Italian and Swahili

An Introduction to Humanism – Video

Available FREE through Humanist Learning Systems and as a home use DVD. This DVD version of this course can be used for public presentations.

Book & Video: Planning for Personal Success

This book discusses how Humanists approach the important business of living a life that is fully realized and understanding what success really means. It is designed to help you think more explicitly about how to live your values fully, using critical thinking to improve your odds of success and to remove the fears that overwhelm you.

Book & Video: Bridging the Generational Divide: Millennials and Boomers

In this book, we will discuss the research on generational differences and consider how we might use the knowledge to create more effective communication strategies. At the core of this approach is a humanistic respect for the dignity and worth of each human in your company.

Video – Planning for Personal Success

Planning for Personal Success - Video
This course on applied humanism discusses a humanistic approach to the important business of living a life that is fully realized, to help you not only understand what success really means but how to achieve it. Learn how to stay focused and not give up when you hit a roadblock on your road to success! Taught by Jennifer Hancock, founder of Humanist Learning Systems.
This program was originally created for college students to help them learn how to make Read more [...]

Book – Everyday Humanism

Everyday Humanism
Author Dale McGowan is editor and co-author of Raising Freethinkers (2009), Parenting Beyond Belief (2007) and the forthcoming anthology Voices of Unbelief . He currently serves as founding executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a non-profit organization focusing, encouraging, and demonstrating humanist generosity and volunteerism.
Everyday Humanism seeks to move the discussion of humanism's positive contributions to life away from the macro-level to focus on the everyday, Read more [...]

Some Reflections on Ethics – Book

Wonderful book by Dr. Ramendra on ethics – easy to read, really thought provoking.

Positive Humanism: A Primer – Book

Positive Humanism: A Primer
By Bo Bennett. This is an academically oriented book. It is meant to be a sequel to Gerard Larue's The Way of Positive Humanism . What is Positive Humanism? Is the focus of Humanism on all that is positive - how to live life better and be a better person and flourish - and a downplaying of the - what we are against approach that a lot of the modern Humanist movement seems to find itself stuck in. For someone new to the concept of Humanism, or who is coming out of the Read more [...]