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Humanism During The 1800s

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HUMANISM: What is it? Humanism is a positive way of thinking that focusses on and around humans, their importance and what is best for them (us). It is based on reason, rationalism and moral values rather than a ‘divine being’ for example: god. Evolution of humanism during the 1800s Humanism began as the study of literature and philosophy during ancient roman and Greek times. This came about during the ‘science revolution’ (1600 – 1750) where many ‘natural philosophers’ began to dig deeper into ancient texts and work on understanding the world from a non-religious point of view. This time of exploration, observation and challenging beliefs improved out knowledge of the world today and cut a path for future humanists. At the beginning of
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