Humanism and the Arts: Does Art Convey Knowledge? by Paul Kurtz. Kurtz begins his thought-provoking article with this thought: Many recent critics of the humanist movement including humanists themselves argue that humanists maintain overemphasized the purely cerebral aspects of humanism that focus on scientific knowledge and philosophy. They maintain that humanists must redirect their focus. We must appeal to the whole person, including the poetic imagination and feelings. We need to stimulate the
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