Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism

Andrew Copson is Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, Vice President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and a former director of the European Humanist Federation.A. C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College Oxford.

• Notes on Contributors viiForeword xi1 What Is Humanism? 1Andrew CopsonPart I Essentials of Humanism 352 Naturalism 37Brendan Larvor3 Science, Reason, and Scepticism 55Stephen Law4 Death as Annihilation 72Peter Cave5 The Good and Worthwhile Life 87A. C. GraylingPart II Diverse Manifestations 956 The Materialists of Classical India 97Jeaneane Fowler7 Humanism in the Classical World 119Charles Freeman8 Ancient China 133Merv Fowler9 Humanistic Thought in the Islamic World of the Middle Ages 153Abdelilah LjamaiPart III Implications 17110 Counselling and the Humanist Worldview 173Carmen Schuhmann11 Making a Home in This World: Humanism and Architecture 194Ken Worpole12 Humanist Ceremonies: The Case of Non-Religious Funerals in England 216Matthew Engelke13 Humanism and Education 234John White14 Humanism and the Political Order 255Alan Haworth15 Humanism in Recent English Fiction 280Peter FaulknerPart IV Debates 30316 Feminism and Humanism 305Pauline Johnson17 Life Without Meaning? 325Richard Norman18 Spirituality 347Jeaneane Fowler19 Is Humanism Too Optimistic? An Analysis of Religion as Religion 374Paul Cliteur20 Humanism, Moral Relativism, and Ethical Objectivity 403John R. Shook21 The Future of Humanism 426Peter DerkxIndex 440

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