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'''''A Humanist Manifesto''''', also known as ''Humanist Manifesto I'' to distinguish it from later [[Humanist Manifesto]]s was written in [[1933]] primarily by [[Raymond Bragg]] and was published with |
'''''A Humanist Manifesto''''', also known as ''Humanist Manifesto I'' to distinguish it from later [[Humanist Manifesto]]s was written in [[1933]] primarily by [[Raymond Bragg]] and was published with 34 signers. Unlike the later manifestos, the first talked of a new "[[religion]]" and referred to humanism as a religious movement meant to transcend and replace previous, deity-based religions. Nevertheless, it was careful not to express a [[creed]] or [[dogma]]. The document outlined a 15-point belief system, which, in addition to a secular outlook, opposed "acquisitive and profit-motivated society" and outlined a worldwide egalitarian society based on voluntary mutual cooperation. |
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Two manifestos followed — ''[[Humanist Manifesto II]]'' in 1973 and ''[[Humanism and Its Aspirations]]'' in 2003. |
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== List of signers == |
== List of signers == |
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Of the 65 people who were asked to sign, 34 accepted. About half were [[Unitarian]]s. {{fact}} The 34 were: |
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*[[J.A.C. Fagginger Auer]] (Parkman Professor of Church History and Theology, Harvard University; Professor of |
*[[J.A.C. Fagginger Auer]] (Parkman Professor of Church History and Theology, Harvard University; Professor of church history, Tufts College.) |
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*[[E. Burdette Backus]] (Unitarian |
*[[E. Burdette Backus]] (Unitarian minister.) |
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*[[Harry Elmer Barnes]] ( |
*[[Harry Elmer Barnes]] (general editorial department, Scripps-Howard Newspapers.) |
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*[[L.M. Birkhead]] ( |
*[[L.M. Birkhead]] (the Liberal Center, Kansas City, Missouri.) |
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*[[Raymond B. Bragg]] ( |
*[[Raymond B. Bragg]] (secretary, Western Unitarian Conference.) |
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*[[Edwin Burtt|Edwin Arthur Burtt]] ( |
*[[Edwin Burtt|Edwin Arthur Burtt]] (professor of philosophy, Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University.) |
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*[[Ernest Caldecott]] ( |
*[[Ernest Caldecott]] (minister, First Unitarian Church, Los Angeles, California.) |
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*[[A.J. Carlson]] ( |
*[[A.J. Carlson]] (professor of physiology, University of Chicago.) |
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*[[John Dewey]] (Columbia University.) |
*[[John Dewey]] (Columbia University.) |
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*[[Albert C. Dieffenbach]] ( |
*[[Albert C. Dieffenbach]] (former editor of the ''Christian Register.)'' |
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*[[John H. Dietrich]] ( |
*[[John H. Dietrich]] (minister, First Unitarian Society, Minneapolis.) |
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*[[Bernard Fantus]] ( |
*[[Bernard Fantus]] (professor of therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois.) |
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*[[William Floyd (editor)|William Floyd]] ( |
*[[William Floyd (editor)|William Floyd]] (editor of the ''Arbitrator,'' New York City.) |
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*[[F.H. Hankins]] ( |
*[[F.H. Hankins]] (professor of economics and sociology, Smith College.) |
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*[[A. Eustace Haydon]] ( |
*[[A. Eustace Haydon]] (professor of history of religions, University of Chicago.) |
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*[[Llewellyn Jones]] ( |
*[[Llewellyn Jones]] (literary critic and author.) |
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*[[Robert Morss Lovett]] ( |
*[[Robert Morss Lovett]] (editor, ''The New Republic;'' professor of English, University of Chicago.) |
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*[[Harold P. Marley]] ( |
*[[Harold P. Marley]] (minister, the Fellowship of Liberal Religion, Ann Arbor, Michigan.) |
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*[[R. Lester Mondale]] ( |
*[[R. Lester Mondale]] (minister, Unitarian Church, Evanston, Illinois.) |
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*[[Charles Francis Potter]] ( |
*[[Charles Francis Potter]] (leader and founder, the First Humanist Society of New York, Inc.) |
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*[[John Herman Randall, Jr.]] ( |
*[[John Herman Randall, Jr.]] (department of philosophy, Columbia University.) |
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*[[Curtis W. Reese]] ( |
*[[Curtis W. Reese]] (dean, Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago.) |
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*[[Oliver L. Reiser]] ( |
*[[Oliver L. Reiser]] (associate professor of philosophy, University of Pittsburgh.) |
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*[[Roy Wood Sellars]] ( |
*[[Roy Wood Sellars]] (professor of philosophy, University of Michigan.) |
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*[[Clinton Lee Scott]] ( |
*[[Clinton Lee Scott]] (minister, Universalist Church, Peoria, Illinois.) |
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*[[Maynard Shipley]] ( |
*[[Maynard Shipley]] (president, the Science League of America.) |
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*[[W. Frank Swift]] ( |
*[[W. Frank Swift]] (director, Boston Ethical Society.) |
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*[[V.T. Thayer]] ( |
*[[V.T. Thayer]] (educational director, Ethical Culture Schools.) |
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*[[Eldred C. Vanderlaan]] ( |
*[[Eldred C. Vanderlaan]] (leader of the Free Fellowship, Berkeley, California.) |
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*[[Joseph Walker (attorney)|Joseph Walker]] ( |
*[[Joseph Walker (attorney)|Joseph Walker]] (attorney, Boston, Massachusetts.) |
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*[[Jacob J. Weinstein]] ( |
*[[Jacob J. Weinstein]] (rabbi; advisor to Jewish Students, Columbia University.) |
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*[[Frank S.C. Wicks]] (All Souls Unitarian Church, Indianapolis.) |
*[[Frank S.C. Wicks]] (All Souls Unitarian Church, Indianapolis.) |
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*[[David Rhys Williams]] ( |
*[[David Rhys Williams]] (minister, Unitarian Church, Rochester, New York.) |
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*[[Edwin H. Wilson]] ( |
*[[Edwin H. Wilson]] (managing editor, the New Humanist, Chicago, Illinois; minister, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, Illinois.) |
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A 35th signature, that of of [[Alson Robinson]], came in too late for it to be published with the other 34. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* ''[http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/manifesto1.html Humanist Manifesto I]'' |
* ''[http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/manifesto1.html Humanist Manifesto I]'' |
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* [http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/edwin_wilson/manifesto/index.shtml The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto] by [[Edwin H. Wilson]] |
* [http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/edwin_wilson/manifesto/index.shtml ''The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto''] by [[Edwin H. Wilson]] |
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[[Category:Humanism]][[Category:Secularism]] |
[[Category:Humanism]][[Category:Secularism]] |
Revision as of 07:49, 6 March 2008
A Humanist Manifesto, also known as Humanist Manifesto I to distinguish it from later Humanist Manifestos was written in 1933 primarily by Raymond Bragg and was published with 34 signers. Unlike the later manifestos, the first talked of a new "religion" and referred to humanism as a religious movement meant to transcend and replace previous, deity-based religions. Nevertheless, it was careful not to express a creed or dogma. The document outlined a 15-point belief system, which, in addition to a secular outlook, opposed "acquisitive and profit-motivated society" and outlined a worldwide egalitarian society based on voluntary mutual cooperation.
Two manifestos followed — Humanist Manifesto II in 1973 and Humanism and Its Aspirations in 2003.
List of signers
Of the 65 people who were asked to sign, 34 accepted. About half were Unitarians. [citation needed] The 34 were:
- J.A.C. Fagginger Auer (Parkman Professor of Church History and Theology, Harvard University; Professor of church history, Tufts College.)
- E. Burdette Backus (Unitarian minister.)
- Harry Elmer Barnes (general editorial department, Scripps-Howard Newspapers.)
- L.M. Birkhead (the Liberal Center, Kansas City, Missouri.)
- Raymond B. Bragg (secretary, Western Unitarian Conference.)
- Edwin Arthur Burtt (professor of philosophy, Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University.)
- Ernest Caldecott (minister, First Unitarian Church, Los Angeles, California.)
- A.J. Carlson (professor of physiology, University of Chicago.)
- John Dewey (Columbia University.)
- Albert C. Dieffenbach (former editor of the Christian Register.)
- John H. Dietrich (minister, First Unitarian Society, Minneapolis.)
- Bernard Fantus (professor of therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois.)
- William Floyd (editor of the Arbitrator, New York City.)
- F.H. Hankins (professor of economics and sociology, Smith College.)
- A. Eustace Haydon (professor of history of religions, University of Chicago.)
- Llewellyn Jones (literary critic and author.)
- Robert Morss Lovett (editor, The New Republic; professor of English, University of Chicago.)
- Harold P. Marley (minister, the Fellowship of Liberal Religion, Ann Arbor, Michigan.)
- R. Lester Mondale (minister, Unitarian Church, Evanston, Illinois.)
- Charles Francis Potter (leader and founder, the First Humanist Society of New York, Inc.)
- John Herman Randall, Jr. (department of philosophy, Columbia University.)
- Curtis W. Reese (dean, Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago.)
- Oliver L. Reiser (associate professor of philosophy, University of Pittsburgh.)
- Roy Wood Sellars (professor of philosophy, University of Michigan.)
- Clinton Lee Scott (minister, Universalist Church, Peoria, Illinois.)
- Maynard Shipley (president, the Science League of America.)
- W. Frank Swift (director, Boston Ethical Society.)
- V.T. Thayer (educational director, Ethical Culture Schools.)
- Eldred C. Vanderlaan (leader of the Free Fellowship, Berkeley, California.)
- Joseph Walker (attorney, Boston, Massachusetts.)
- Jacob J. Weinstein (rabbi; advisor to Jewish Students, Columbia University.)
- Frank S.C. Wicks (All Souls Unitarian Church, Indianapolis.)
- David Rhys Williams (minister, Unitarian Church, Rochester, New York.)
- Edwin H. Wilson (managing editor, the New Humanist, Chicago, Illinois; minister, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, Illinois.)
A 35th signature, that of of Alson Robinson, came in too late for it to be published with the other 34.