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In Search of Our Humanity: Neither Paradise Nor Hell

Title: In Search of Our Humanity: Neither Paradise Nor Hell
Author: Valerii A. Kuvakin
Published: April 2003
Description: "Russian philosopher, Valery A. Kuvakin reviews the major principles of humanism as the starting point for an overall definition of humanity. Humanism, as defined by Kuvakin, is based on the scientific method, seeks objective knowledge, is anthropocentric, uses reason as its guiding principle, and extols common sense based on scientifically verifiable knowledge without any restriction from tradition, customs, political systems, or religion." - Amazon.com