humanism

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Along with other writers at Oxford, they formed a loose fellowship called the Inklings and began articulating a Christian humanism for a new generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

It’s Lynch’s humanism that started those cars down all of those dark roads, in “Twin Peaks” and in the opening credits of “Lost Highway” and “Mulholland Drive.”

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

Set in a post-apocalyptic Outback, Broken Roads leans heavily into its “Moral Compass,” with options that reflect four different philosophies: utilitarianism, nihilism, Machiavellianism and humanism.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Reason, humanism and Enlightenment values had no function in the concentration camps, he argued.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

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

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall