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Humanistic

adjective

Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion. Synonym: humanist.

Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism. Synonym: humanist.

Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. Synonyms: humane, humanist. "A humane education"

Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare. Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanitarian. "Released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons" , "Respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"

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"Humanistic" Quotes from Famous Books

... combative side to Leonardo's aesthetic, which forced him to state the broad principles of art, appears in his attacks on poetry and music as inferior to painting. In that age of humanistic triumph, literature had lorded it over the other arts in a manner not free from arrogance. There was still another cause for his onslaught on poetry. Leonardo resented the fact that painters, who were rarely men of education, had not defended themselves against the slurs cast on their art. ...

— Thoughts on Art and Life • Leonardo da Vinci

... editions of Comenius, Locke, Spencer, and Huxley. Likewise the modern naturalistic movement may be followed in the writings of Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel. These four courses are available in educational classics: the ancient, the renaissance or humanistic, the realistic and ...

— College Teaching - Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College • Paul Klapper

Words linked to "Humanistic" : humanities, humanism