Abstract
The present study attempts to investigate the term humanism in its
denotative as well as connotative meanings. Derived from the Latin and
Greek roots the term in the beginning was known with different names
such as humanus, homo, genus humanum, humanitas, studia humanitatis,
and humanitas. It has also been comprehended in opposing categories as
homo humanus and homo barbarous and this opposition, interestingly, is
still alive today. Humane, humanitarian, and humanities are some other
derivations of the term. In all its multifarious derivational roots,
definitional and referential senses, it seems to be a study of man in
relation to society but with individual supremacy foremost. This ism has,
thus, a reduced or no role of religion in the affairs of human beings.
Humanism, from its historical roots to the age one is living in, has been
but a contested terminology because of a wide variety of meanings it has
acquired over a period of time. Despite being a contested terrain human
interest in this ism has not yet waned, rather it seems to be resurging
because of the ceaseless heterogeneity of modern life.
Muhammad Arif Khan. (2019) Exploring Perspectives of Humanism, The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 1.
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