By Alessia Iannucci In this article, Alessia provides a succinct introduction to the philosophy of education. In the modern world,...

By Ely Lassman Ely is the founder and chair of 'Prometheus on Campus'. He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in...

By Chris Smith Keeper of hens, wearer of hiking boots, teacher of maths. Chris, a long time humanist of many groups over the years, is...

By Andy Brittain Andy has been teaching physics for 25 years, mostly at state schools for boys but currently at an independent girls'...

By Jack Shippey Jack Shippey was Head of English and Drama at a boys’ school in England. He taught his subjects for nearly forty years....

By Cathy Silman Cathy Silman is a member of Dorset Humanists, until recently serving as their Secretary and Membership Secretary. She is...

By Andreas Isenberg We commissioned Andreas to tell us about the German humanistic educational idea of Bildung. We think he's provided an...

by Aaron the Humanist A dreamer, a visionary, a Star Trek fan - can Aaron give shape to an idea that will appeal to humanists everywhere?...

By Alex Williams Schools are microcosms of society, providing for their students a first taste of what it will be like to be out in the...

Our main theme this month is 'woke' or 'wokeism' – what it is and whether it is compatible with humanism.

Humanistically Speaking is very sad to report the death of humanist writer and activist Jim Herrick, who has died in Cambridge at the age...

Photos by David Warden (unless captioned otherwise), Copenhagen, August 3rd - 6th, 2023 The World Humanist Congress Gala Dinner raised...

The 2023 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Copenhagen, adopted the following Declaration on Democracy: a humanist value: Humans are...

The 2023 World Humanist Congress addressed the global issues of religious dominance in politics, risks faced by humanists worldwide.

By Dr Mike Flood Mike is Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and Chair of the Future of Humanism Group. In this article he praises the...

By Susan Guiver Susan is Secretary of Milton Keynes Humanists and a retired English teacher. In this article, she reports on whether...

James argues that ‘Critical Social Justice’, also known as 'woke', is an expression of, not incompatible with, Humanist values.

David argues that ‘wokeness’ is a radical left-wing movement that detracts from the agency and responsibility of the individual.

By Aaron the Humanist In this article, Aaron explores the contradiction between our stunning technological success as a species and our...

Is unrestrained free speech defensible and is unfettered free speech an unequivocal “good” in the moral sense?.