Greek humanism held that man is more important than his environment, that his duty is to make the best of human nature and, above all, the best of what is characteristics of, peculiar to, and highest in human nature. (Author/IRT)

This article focuses on two perspectives of the humanism-behaviorism dialogue: namely, the status of the dialogue in the ancient past, the period of postwar America in the 1940s, and the future of this dialogue in the remaining few decades of this century. (Author/AM)

The author has written a metaphysical sports fantasy and completed a novel which explores evolutionary transformations of the mind and body. Now he is working on a long-term research project exploring radical bodily transformations occurring in various fields of human experience. This article on sport is part of that project. (Editor/RK)

Reports and critiques the Rust workshop conducted in 1985 in Vienna, Austria. Provides an analysis of the challenges to the person-centered approach as applied to international tension reduction. Concludes with issues for further exploration and a declaration for an ongoing program in person-centered approaches in international relations. (BR)

Sought to clarify the intrinsic narcissistic relationship with religiosity using the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Scale, the Allport-Ross religious Orientation Scale and the Machiavellian Scale. Intrinsic religiosity correlated negatively and specifically with the maladaptive exploitiveness dimension of narcissism. Data are discussed in terms…

Offers a brief history of humanism and five educational principles that are relevant to teaching sociology. Demonstrates the importance of these principles by describing several undergraduate sociology courses and discussing the teaching profession. (Author/BSR)

Focusing on the Holocaust, Smith uses David Wyman's book "The Abandonment of the Jews," to explore the reasons why America delayed its attempts to save Jews from concentration camps. Considering what the current American response would be to the Holocaust, Smith concludes that while there is more sensitivity, there can be no confidence…

Demonstrates that the aims and methods of social studies education rest solidly on humanistic principles, and that by being aware of the philosophical foundations of the discipline, teachers may (1) improve their classroom instruction and (2) be better equipped to defend social studies from attacks by conservative critics. (JDH)

Within the context of American studies, this article explores how material artifacts, in this case early American structures and dwellings representative of different sections of the United States, can illuminate the history of a community. (JDH)

It is proposed that Cambodia's recent government actions toward education and the educated are incongruous with the humanism of Marxist theory, and that Marxist educational theories fail because they are based on a general failure of knowledge demonstrated in Marxist ideology. (MSE)

Examines the Christian, humanist, and romantic dimensions of "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)

The news that television, newspapers, and other media bring us has a largely negative bias and leads us to fear people whom we do not know or who are from different cultures. At the same time ours is a world in which we must depend on these strangers daily. (IS)

Our first priority must be prevention of nuclear war. Nuclear rearmament is against humanistic principles. Convinced that peace is possible, we must become activists and take all possible steps, such as involvement in demonstrations, to stop the nuclear holocaust. (CS)

Science is still taught as something separate from the moral and spiritual life of people. Instead, there are basic human truths that bind us all. Just as science is now exploring the interconnection of all matter, education must explore the interconnection of all areas of learning. (CS)