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climbing = dating? 30-Oct-2008 At 11:21:51 AM westie

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On 29/10/2008 hero wrote:

>humanism may have been defined by a white middleclass (more likely aristocrat)
>male but it is not a theory, it is core question about about species. Can
>we rise above the dumb monkey nature we clearly have?

The fundamental principle central to humanist philosophy is that we are all equal at root and everyone's experience is valid. Camus, Satre et al expanded upon this through existentialism to document the individual's yearning for meaning and recognition in the universe and an intergration of society into a Utopian ideal. Feminism is not at odds with this but a reflection of the principle through a particular section of society (feminists). The opinions of white middle class males are as valid as those of women & children, black and white, the poor or the wealthy.