Author: Dan Davis
Dan Davis is a writer and a semiretired sales and use tax-consultant with a tendency to overthink things.
On ‘The Affirmations of Humanism’
Bill Cooke’s article “Must Humanism Be Optimistic?” (Free Inquiry, October/November 2021), reminded me of the reasons I’m reluctant to call myself a humanist. Although my main objection is to the term itself, I’m also uncomfortable with “The Affirmations of Humanism: A Statement of Principles.” My least favorite principle is the one cited by Cooke: We …
Perceptions of Humanism
I greatly enjoyed the dialogue between historian Yuval Noah Harari and philosopher A. P. Norman (“The Meaning and Legacy of Humanism,” FI, April/May 2018). Who would have thought that a debate over the definition of a single word could be so interesting and thought-provoking? Apparently the definition of humanism varies not only according to personal perception …
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to recurrent questions about atheism and humanism you wish you’d thought of at the time.
The Rise of the Granfalloons: Overcoming the Stigma of Corporate Intangibility
A modest proposal to take corporate personhood to its illogical conclusion.
Determinism vs. Free Will: A Middle Ground
Determinism or randomness: Are these the only options? In the debate over free will, perhaps there is a middle way.
Why Secular Humanism and Libertarianism Are Incompatible
The irreconcilable differences between libertarians and secular humanists arise in their viewpoints about government’s role in public life.