ABSTRACT
Many people consider humanism to be a philosophy, and they talk about the philosophy of humanism, or they say that humanism is a life philosophy. In this chapter, the author submits that one of the great failures of the atheist and freethought movement may be attributed to the fact that it was largely cerebral and cognitive in function. The eupraxophy is not introduced as a substitute for humanism, but a description of it. Humanism is a reflection upon the sciences, attempting to develop a naturalistic, nontheistic interpretation of the cosmic scene and of the human species within it. Humanist eupraxophy is committed to atheism and freethought, but that's only one part of its platform, because humanists are committed to the open mind, skepticism, and agnosticism about all belief systems. The chief aim of humanism is to create the conditions for the good life, and beyond that to build a global ethics for the world community.
