Finding humanity in humanism
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Feb 08, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:49:00

This hour we look at the philosophy of humanism. We survey the history and evolution of the humanist tradition, and discuss what it means to practice humanism. Plus, how humanism can help us relate to technology.

GUESTS: 

  • Sarah Bakewell: Author of Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry and Hope, among other books
  • Greg Epstein: Author and Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is also Convener for Ethical Life at the MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on July 13, 2023.

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