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'''''Humanism and Its Aspirations''''' (subtitled ''Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933'') is the most recent of the ''[[Humanist Manifesto]]s'', published in 2003 by the [[American Humanist Association]] (AHA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Humanism and its Aspirations|url=https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/manifesto3/|publisher=American Humanist Association, 2003|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> The newest one is much shorter, listing six primary beliefs, which echo themes from its predecessors:
'''''Humanism and Its Aspirations''''' (subtitled ''Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933'') is the most recent of the ''[[Humanist Manifesto]]s'', published in 2003 by the [[American Humanist Association]] (AHA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Humanism and its Aspirations|url=https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/manifesto3/|publisher=American Humanist Association, 2003|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> The newest one is much shorter, listing six primary beliefs, which echo themes from its predecessors:


* Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. (See [[empiricism]].)
* Knowledge of the world is derived by [[Empiricism|observation, experimentation]], [[Scientific method|trial and error]], and [[Rationalism|rational analysis]].
* Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided [[evolution]]ary change.
* The [[Homo|human species]] is an integral part of [[nature]], the result of unguided [[Biological evolution|evolutionary change]].
* [[ethics|Ethical]] values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience.  (See [[ethical naturalism]].)
* [[Ethics|Ethical values]] are derived from human need and interest [[Ethical naturalism|as tested by experience]];
* Life's fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals.
* Life's fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of [[Humanism|humane ideals]];
* Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships.
* Humans are [[Social behavior|social animals]] by nature and find meaning in [[Interpersonal relationship|relationships]];
* Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness.
* Working to benefit [[human societies]] maximizes individual [[happiness]] and collective [[well-being]].


It has been used as source material for secular and atheist ethics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2014/08/11/st-pauls-atheists-coming-closet/13883771/|title=St. Paul's atheists are coming out of the closet|website=St. Cloud Times|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>
It has been used as source material for [[Secularity|secular]] and [[Atheism|atheistic]] ethics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2014/08/11/st-pauls-atheists-coming-closet/13883771/|title=St. Paul's atheists are coming out of the closet|website=St. Cloud Times|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>


==Signatories==
==Signatories==
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=== Notable signatories===
=== Notable signatories===
*[[Philip Appleman]] (poet and distinguished professor emeritus of English, Indiana University)
*[[Philip Appleman]] (poet and distinguished professor emeritus of English literature at [[Indiana University]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana]])
*Khoren Arisian (senior leader, New York Society for Ethical Culture)
*Khoren Arisian (senior leader at [[New York Society for Ethical Culture]])
*[[Bill Baird (activist)|Bill Baird]] (reproductive rights pioneer)
*[[Bill Baird (activist)|Bill Baird]] (reproductive rights pioneer)
*[[Frank Berger]] (pharmacologist, developer of anti-anxiety drugs)
*[[Frank Berger]] (pharmacologist, developer of anti-anxiety drugs)
*Howard Box (minister emeritus, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Tennessee)
*Howard Box (minister emeritus at the [[Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship|Unitarian Universalist Church]] in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]])
*[[Lester R. Brown]] (founder and president, [[Earth Policy Institute]])
*[[Lester R. Brown]] (founder and president of the [[Earth Policy Institute]])
*August E. Brunsman IV (executive director, [[Secular Student Alliance]])
*August E. Brunsman IV (executive director of the [[Secular Student Alliance]])
*Rob Buitenweg (vice president, [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*Rob Buitenweg (vice president of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*[[Vern Bullough]] (sexologist and former co-president of the International Humanist and Ethical Union)
*[[Vern Bullough]] (sexologist and former co-president of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*David Bumbaugh (professor, Meadville Lombard Theological School)
*David Bumbaugh (professor at [[Meadville Lombard Theological School]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]])
*Matthew Cherry (executive director, [[Institute for Humanist Studies]])
*Matthew Cherry (executive director of the [[Institute for Humanist Studies]])
*Joseph Chuman (visiting professor of religion, [[Columbia University]], and leader, Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, New Jersey)
*Joseph Chuman (visiting professor of [[Religious studies]] at [[Columbia University]] and leader of the Ethical Culture Society of [[Bergen County, New Jersey]])
*Curt Collier (leader, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, New York)
*Curt Collier (leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for [[New York Society for Ethical Culture|Ethical Culture, New York]])
*Fred Cook (retired executive committee member, International Humanist and Ethical Union)
*Fred Cook (retired executive committee member, [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*Carl Coon (former [[U.S. Ambassador to Nepal]])
*Carl Coon (former [[U.S. Ambassador to Nepal]])
*[[Richard Dawkins]]  
*[[Richard Dawkins]] (evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, and Professor for Public Understanding of Science at the [[University of Oxford]])
*Charles Debrovner (president, NACH/[[The Humanist Institute]])
*Charles Debrovner (president of the [[Humanist Institute]])
*[[Arthur Dobrin]] (professor of humanities, Hofstra University and leader emeritus Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, New York)
*[[Arthur Dobrin]] (professor of humanities at [[Hofstra University]] and leader emeritus of the Ethical Humanist Society of [[Long Island, New York]])
*[[Margaret Downey]] (president, Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia)
*[[Margaret Downey]] (president of the Freethought Society of [[Greater Philadelphia]])
*[[Sonja Eggerickx]] (vice president, Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen, Belgium, and vice president International Humanist and Ethical Union)
*[[Sonja Eggerickx]] (vice president of Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen in [[Belgium]] and vice president of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*[[Riane Eisler]] (president, Center for Partnership Studies)
*[[Riane Eisler]] (president of the Center for Partnership Studies)
*[[Albert Ellis (psychologist)|Albert Ellis]] (creator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and founder of the Albert Ellis Institute)
*[[Albert Ellis (psychologist)|Albert Ellis]] (psychologist, creator of [[rational emotive behavior therapy]] and founder of the [[Albert Ellis Institute]])
*Edward L. Ericson (leader emeritus, Ethical Culture)
*Edward L. Ericson (leader emeritus of [[Ethical Culture]])
*Roy P. Fairfield (co-founder, Union Graduate School)
*Roy P. Fairfield (co-founder of [[Union Graduate School]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]])
*[[Antony Flew]] (philosopher)
*[[Antony Flew]] (philosopher)
*[[Levi Fragell]] (president, International Humanist and Ethical Union)
*[[Levi Fragell]] (president of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]])
*[[Jerome Isaac Friedman]] (Nobel Laureate, Physics)
*[[Jerome Isaac Friedman]] ([[Nobel Laureate in Physics]] and professor emeritus at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]])
*[[Arun Gandhi]] (co-founder, M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence)
*[[Arun Gandhi]] (peace activist, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in [[Memphis, Tennessee]])
*Kendyl Gibbons (president, [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association]])
*Kendyl Gibbons (president of the [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association]])
*Sol Gordon (sexologist)
*Sol Gordon (sexologist)
*Ethelbert Haskins (retired treasurer of the Humanist Foundation)
*Ethelbert Haskins (retired treasurer of the [[List of irreligious organizations|Humanist Foundation]])
*[[Jim Herrick]] (editor, the New Humanist)
*[[Jim Herrick]] (editor of the ''[[New Humanist]]'')
*[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]] (professor of physics at [[Quaid-e-Azam University]], Islamabad, Pakistan)
*[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]] (professor of physics at [[Quaid-e-Azam University]] in [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]])
*Fran P. Hosken (editor, Women's International Network News)
*Fran P. Hosken (editor of Women's International Network News)
*Joan Johnson Lewis (president, National Leaders Council of the American Ethical Union)
*Joan Johnson Lewis (president of National Leaders Council of the [[American Ethical Union]])
*Stefan Jonasson (immediate past president, [[HUUmanist]]s)
*Stefan Jonasson (immediate past president of [[HUUmanist]]s)
*Larry Jones (president, [[Institute for Humanist Studies]])
*Larry Jones (president of the [[Institute for Humanist Studies]])
*[[Edwin Kagin]] (founder and director, [[Camp Quest]])
*[[Edwin Kagin]] (founder and director of [[Camp Quest]])
*Beth Lamont (AHA NGO representative to the United Nations)
*Beth Lamont ([[American Humanist Association]] representative to the [[United Nations]])
*[[Gerald A. Larue]] (professor emeritus of Biblical history and archaeology, University of Southern California)
*[[Gerald A. Larue]] (professor emeritus of [[biblical archaeology]] and [[Biblical studies|history of the Bible]] at the [[University of Southern California]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]])
*Joseph Levee (board member, [[Center for Inquiry|Council for Secular Humanism]])
*Joseph Levee (board member, [[Center for Inquiry|Council for Secular Humanism]])
*Ellen McBride (immediate past president, [[Ethical movement|American Ethical Union]])
*Ellen McBride (immediate past president, [[Ethical movement|American Ethical Union]])
*[[Lester Mondale]] (retired Unitarian Universalist minister and signer of Humanist Manifestos I and II)
*[[Lester Mondale]] (retired [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] and signer of ''[[Humanist Manifesto]]s'' I and II)
*[[Henry Morgentaler]] (abortion rights pioneer)
*[[Henry Morgentaler]] (abortion rights pioneer)
*[[Stephen Douglas Mumford|Stephen Mumford]] (president, Center for Research on Population and Security)
*[[Stephen Douglas Mumford|Stephen D. Mumford]] (president of the Center for Research on Population and Security)
*William Murry (president and dean, [[Meadville Lombard Theological School]])
*William Murry (president and dean at [[Meadville Lombard Theological School]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]])
*Sarah Oelberg (president, HUUmanists)
*Sarah Oelberg (president of [[HUUmanist]]s)
*Indumati Parikh (president, Center for the Study of Social Change, India)
*Indumati Parikh (president of the Center for the Study of Social Change in [[India]])
*[[Philip Paulson]] (Church-state activist)
*[[Philip Paulson]] (activist for the [[separation of church and state]])
*[[Katha Pollitt]] (columnist, the Nation)
*[[Katha Pollitt]] (columnist at ''[[The Nation]]'')
*Howard Radest (dean emeritus, the Humanist Institute)
*Howard Radest (dean emeritus of the [[Humanist Institute]])
*[[James Randi|James "Amazing" Randi]] (magician, founder of the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]])
*[[James Randi|James "Amazing" Randi]] (magician, founder of the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]])
*Larry Reyka (president, the Humanist Society)
*Larry Reyka (president of the [[Humanist Society]])
*David Schafer (retired research physiologist, U.S. Veterans Administration)
*David Schafer (retired research physiologist, [[U.S. Veterans Administration]])
*[[Eugenie Scott]] (executive director, [[National Center for Science Education]])
*[[Eugenie Scott]] (executive director of the [[National Center for Science Education]])
*[[Michael Shermer]] (editor of [[Skeptic (American magazine)|''Skeptic'' magazine]])
*[[Michael Shermer]] (editor of [[Skeptic (American magazine)|''Skeptic'' magazine]])
*James R. Simpson (professor of international agricultural economics, Ryukoku University, Japan)
*James R. Simpson (professor of international agricultural economics at [[Ryukoku University]] in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]])
*[[Warren Allen Smith]] (editor and author)
*[[Warren Allen Smith]] (editor and author)
*Matthew les Spetter (associate professor in social psychology at the Peace Studies Institute of Manhattan College, NY)
*Matthew les Spetter (associate professor in social psychology at the Peace Studies Institute of [[Manhattan University]], [[New York City]])
*[[Oliver Stone]] (Academy Award-winning filmmaker)
*[[Oliver Stone]] ([[Academy Award]]-winning filmmaker)
*John Swomley (professor emeritus of social ethics, St. Paul School of Theology)
*John Swomley (professor emeritus of social ethics at [[St. Paul School of Theology]] in [[Leawood, Kansas]])
*Robert Tapp (dean, the Humanist Institute)
*Robert Tapp (dean of the [[Humanist Institute]])
*Carl Thitchener (co-minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Amherst and of [[Canandaigua, New York]])
*Carl Thitchener (co-minister at the [[Unitarian Universalist Church]] of [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]] and [[Canandaigua, New York]])
*Maureen Thitchener (co-minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Amherst and of Canandaigua, New York)
*Maureen Thitchener (co-minister at the [[Unitarian Universalist Church]] of [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]] and [[Canandaigua, New York]])
*[[Rodrigue Tremblay]] (Emeritus professor of economics and of international finance, Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
*[[Rodrigue Tremblay]] (professor emeritus of economics and international finance at the [[Université de Montréal]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]])
*[[Kurt Vonnegut]] (novelist)
*[[Kurt Vonnegut]] (philosopher, anti-war activist, and satirical novelist)
*John Weston (ministerial settlement director, Unitarian Universalist Association)
*John Weston (ministerial settlement director, [[Unitarian Universalist Association]])
*[[Edward O. Wilson]] (professor, [[Harvard University]], and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner)
*[[Edward O. Wilson]] (ethologist, zoologist, science communicator, professor of evolutionary biology at [[Harvard University]] and two-time [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner)
*[[Sherwin Wine]] (founder and president, [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]])
*[[Sherwin Wine]] (rabbi of the [[Birmingham Temple]], founder and president of the [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]])


===Nobel laureates===
===Nobel laureates===
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* [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Critical+commentary+on+Humanist+Manifesto+III.-a0104971392 Critical commentary on the Humanist Manifesto III]
* [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Critical+commentary+on+Humanist+Manifesto+III.-a0104971392 Critical commentary on the Humanist Manifesto III]


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Humanism and Its Aspirations (subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933) is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestos, published in 2003 by the American Humanist Association (AHA).[1] The newest one is much shorter, listing six primary beliefs, which echo themes from its predecessors:

It has been used as source material for secular and atheistic ethics.[2]

Signatories

Academics and other prominent persons were signatories to the document, attesting "We who sign Humanism and Its Aspirations declare ourselves in general agreement with its substance":

Notable signatories

Nobel laureates

22 Nobel laureates were among the signatories:

Past AHA presidents

AHA board members

  • Melvin Lipman (president)
  • Lois Lyons (vice president)
  • Ronald W. Fegley (secretary)
  • John Nugent (treasurer)
  • Wanda Alexander
  • John R. Cole
  • Tom Ferrick
  • Robert D. Finch
  • John M. Higgins
  • Herb Silverman
  • Maddy Urken
  • Mike Werner

Drafting committee

  • Fred Edwords (chair)
  • Edd Doerr (also included above as a past AHA president)
  • Tony Hileman
  • Pat Duffy Hutcheon
  • Maddy Urken

See also

References

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External links

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