An Eclectic Humanist
Greetings, folks. In this podcast, I hope to explore the various facets of humanism from as many perspectives as I can manage. Some episodes will focus on the humanism as it has developed here in the West while others will look farther afield, sometimes to places that might surprise you. Always, though, the podcast will keep an eye toward how these ideas relate to contemporary life, and toward defending humanism against the anti-humanist discourses of fundamentalist religion and authoritarian politics that define so much of our public conversation. Resist theocracy. Always.
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Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
A quick introduction to my new podcast. What I hope to do with this little project is to explore a wide selection of humanist thought, both ancient and modern, and apply it to questions and concerns of contemporary life. The aim is both educational and political. Humanism is currently under threat, particularly from the fundamentalist religion and authoritarian politics, and this series is a part of my response to that threat. In this episode, I just lay out my overall sense of what the project is and where it might go. More focused content starts with Episode 2.