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The Courage to Become: The Virtues of Humanism

The Courage to Become: The Virtues of Humanism
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Published: 6/30/1997
Title: The Courage to Become: The Virtues of Humanism
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 152
Goodreads Rating: 3.93
Goodreads ID: 605897
ISBN13: 9780275960162
ISBN: 978-0275960162
Book URL: GoodReads.com
Does life have meaning if one rejects belief in God? This book responds affirmatively to that question. Paul Kurtz, America's leading secular humanist, provides a powerful defense of the humanist alternative, rejecting both religious spirituality and nihilism. In this inspirational book, Kurtz outlines the basic virtues of the secular humanist outlook. These virtues include courage, not simply to be or to survive, but to overcome and become; that is, to fulfill our highest aspirations and…