AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ETHICAL PARADIGM By Alloy S. Ihuah PhD. Department of Religion and Philosophy Benue State University Makurdi. Nigeria. alloyihuah@yahoo.com 08034017856;08026242031 (i) Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs‚ names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations‚ events and experiences in the lives of the people
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Modern age is considered to be the era of democracy tolerance and humanism. People all over the world are supposed to have equal conditions for living and‚ moreover‚ should be treated no matter what their religion or race are. It should be said that humanity needed two world wars to appreciated the price of human life‚ however‚ nowadays it tries to protect it. One can admit that society has already done a great number of steps which helped people all over the world to obtain their rights and freedoms
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style focused on the struggles included in the human experience. These two styles unite to represent Greek humanism through art. Architecture was built on the scale of Man‚ in an effort to complement humans‚ rather than dwarf them. Additionally‚ the columns themselves symbolized Man‚ in the idea that each plays a part in supporting the structure. Even the style of the columns suggested humanism‚ with a masculine and feminine style; Doric columns were sturdy‚ characterized by simple‚ undecorated tops
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Renaissance Humanism encompasses the philosophy that people are capable of truth and goodness. Much of this ideology and philosophy representing art and literature‚ whose roots are deeply planted in classic Latin‚ came to the forefront in the Fifteenth Century. Art and literature in the Fifteenth Century were a revival of “Greek and Roman studies‚ which emphasized the value of the classics for their own sake‚ rather than for their relevance to Christianity” (Hunter & Payne‚ 2003). Humanists
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properly founded on human nature and experience alone.” The value of humanism can also be seen‚ because although the Moors were predominantly Muslim‚ they still did not try to suppress advances and achievements by non-Muslims‚ which represents the humanist ideal that humanity should work to improve as a whole‚ not just benefit from one single group of people‚ or in this example people of one religion or another. Lastly‚ humanism shows it’s face with the progressive nature of many techniques and procedures
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Secular Humanism because of the meaning of the song that is implying that trying so hard to achieve the fame and glory people try to measure themselves by today’s society’s standards‚ because of their blindness to what really matters and to what is true‚ can ultimately destroy you really are a person. The term Secular Humanism cannot be simply defined just as you would search up a word in Google or in a dictionary. Leo Preffer‚ author of the journal article “The “Religion of Secular Humanism”‚ states
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that showcased the new and popular belief of humanism. The Medieval Times was a dull time; where everyone solely depended on religion and the church for everything. When the Renaissance came‚ people’s viewpoints changed‚ they finally stopped using religion to explain their life‚ and began humanism‚ an ideal that encourages science‚ art‚ and the idea that humans are magnificent creatures. Mostly every person from the Renaissance believed in the humanism in one way or another‚ even people of the once
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Machiavelli Renaissance Humanism is defined as “a literary and linguistic movement-an attempt to revive classical Latin (and later Greek)‚ as well as the values and sensibilities that came with the language” (Hunt et al‚ 415). I think that Machiavelli was a humanist of his era because in his writing The Prince‚ he relied on history to provide a handbook to future rulers and princes. Machiavelli drew much of this guidebook from his past dealings with politicians and their self-ambitious monarchies
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Classical Humanism is described as "a phenomenon that gave the Renaissance"¦.its distinctly secular stamp."� Define classical humanism in its historical context and discuss the values and philosophy that shaped the literature and visual art of the Renaissance. The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained both all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life. The intellectual and social movement
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In “Humanism in a Shitstorm”‚ Greta Christina suggests that religion is not the solution to all of life’s problems. Christina writes that atheists do not turn to religion in times of crisis. She notes that through all her trials and tribulations‚ she has not once converted to religion. Christina comments that if atheists offered their support to others who are going through a hard time‚ maybe it would not be so hard to cope with things like death. To support this claim‚ she refers to a time in her
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