humanism

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At its best, “The Innocents of Florence” is an example of a complicated humanism: An empathetic study of the perpetual interplay between good intentions, human frailties and imperfect outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Playwrights and directors have a duty to guide audiences through the brave new technological world that is overturning many of the bedrock assumptions of humanism since the Renaissance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Instead of exalting form over substance, courts should recognize the humanism of legal dilemmas and focus on it.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

In the more than four decades since Lennon’s death, Ono has continued to create works steeped in humanism and cries for peace.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

This new, irrepressible sound was the still, small voice of secular humanism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall