Humanistic idea in the perspective of historiсal-and-philosofical analysis

All history of humanism is a process of persons active knowledge atfirst the beginning, then - society and his place in it, up to the idea of the world reorganization for thebenefit of the person. Humanistic tendencies are observed in all world religions, in the history of allprevious and existing social formations. It is thought that numerous humanistic paradigms can be referedeither to contemplate type of humanism, or to active type. The humanism can be either contemplate,close to east perception of the surrounding validity, or creative, that on the one hand is closerboth to mentality of the western person and to a creative paradigm modern «person technical». Naturally,both tendencies are inherent in a number humanistic paradigms and only relative overweight ofthe contemplate or active beginning allows to carry a certain humanistic paradigm to correspondingtype.Within the limits of contemplate humanism east humanism accented on a theme of nonresistance,humility, causings no harm to alive has been considered. We have alsorefered ecological humanism forwhich line of person and nature merge for the sake of harmony achievement. Silo humanism and Vernadskyhumanism, having immanent to east humanism are characteristic to a contemplate paradigm.Within the limits of active humanism we have considered antique humanistic tradition, which hasdeveloped the idea of anthropocentrism. Humanistic idea is immanently inherent to Christianity. TheChristian humanism can not be refered simply to contemplate or active type. But in Christianity theidea of the person as similarity of God has been arisen, that isn't characteristic for contemplate easttradition. The christianity in historical process has become the basis for development in itself a powerfulimproving current - humanism of Renaissance, which in its turn has been an incitement for developmentof an active current - secular and neohumanistic paradigm of new time epoch.Humanistic tendencieshave got new coloring during an epoch of industrial production and society liberalization development.From liberal humanism of an epoch of Enlightenment, proclaiming freedom and equality,to communistic (socialist, proletarian) Soviet humanism of an epoch of the XX-th century restlessbeginning.At the present stage of the world community development the ideas of civil, global humanism,transhumanism have got a big sounding. All of them bear in themselves features of active humanism,focused on the formation of universal hostel on a planet, settlements of conflicts peacefully.

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