humanism

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That moral tug of war animates a film that bursts with vibrancy, humor and Panahi’s signature brand of wry, unfailingly compassionate humanism.

From Washington Post

One director lasted five months, suddenly resigning to pursue what he described as a commitment to “the fate of humanism and democracy.”

From New York Times

What precisely are we to achieve by flippantly discarding the humanism we have been nurtured by to acquire a stunted, uncertain version of something that continually seems to elude us?

From Salon

Four whirlpool-like stories of emotional dread surrounding the death penalty, they also reinforce the pulsing humanism in this autocratic country’s most fiercely committed storytellers.

From Los Angeles Times

Renaissance humanism placed contemplation in the service of action, arguing that the function of intellectual, aesthetic curiosity was to fashion a virtuous, effective citizen.

From New York Times