Humanism

(noun)

The study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

Related Terms

  • Dark Ages
  • Avignon Papacy

Examples of Humanism in the following topics:

  • Introduction to Writing in the Humanities

  • A HUMAN SACRIFICE

  • Human Sex-Linked Disorders

  • Development of Human Resources

    • "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with human resources, although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view (i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization).
    • Human resources development (HRD) as a theory is a framework for the expansion of human capital within an organization through the development of both the organization and the individual to achieve performance improvement.
    • Training and development (TD), the development of human expertise for the purpose of improving performance
    • Organization development (OD), empowering the organization to take advantage of its human resource capital.
    • TD alone can leave an organization unable to tap into the increase in human, knowledge, or talent capital.
  • Homo sapiens

    • Humans (Homo sapiens) are distinct from non-human primates in their upright walking, abstract reasoning, language skills, and problem solving.
    • Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man") is the scientific name for the human species.
    • The scientific study of humans is the discipline of anthropology.
    • Only 17 percent of modern male humans are taller.
    • The pattern of human postnatal brain growth differs from that of other apes and allows for extended periods of social learning and language acquisition in juvenile humans.
  • Applications of Classical Conditioning to Human Behavior

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  • Early Human Evolution

    • The family Hominidae of order Primates includes chimpanzees and humans .
    • Evidence from the fossil record and from a comparison of human and chimpanzee DNA suggests that humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common hominoid ancestor approximately 6 million years ago.
    • It is not thought at this time that this species was an ancestor of modern humans.
    • It is not known whether Orrorin was a human ancestor, but this possibility has not been ruled out.
    • This chart shows the evolution of modern humans and includes the point of divergence that occurred between modern humans and the other great apes.
  • Survival Needs

    • Water: Access to a safe, clean and adequate water supply is necessary for human survival.
    • Sanitation: Proper means for the removal of human waste helps protect from deadly toxins and pathogens and is critical in promoting human survival.
    • Sleep: Seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night is optimal for human survival .
    • Space: As humans, we require personal space.
    • Touch: As humans have evolved to interact in community settings, both hunting and gathering in groups, touch—as in a caress—is often considered a basic human survival need.
  • The Evolution of Humans

    • Human evolution began with primates.
    • Humans and chimps then separated about 7.5 million years ago.
    • There were four main stages of human evolution.
    • Humans acquired symbolic culture and language about 50,000 years ago.
    • Modern humans have a brain volume of 1250 cm3.
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