User:Ishworbibhas/SOCH Nepal-Humanism in Nepal

Vision of SOCH • A rational society wherein all enjoy equal status as human beings

Mission of SOCH • To inject people from all walks of life

Goal of SOCH • To Promote Scientific way of life • To promote Democracy and justice with humanist bias • To promote humanistic ethical practices • To raise awareness about human obligation

Objectives of SOCH • Promotion of non-violence, co-existence, mutual assistance, amity and fundamental values of Humanism. • Advocacy for Human Development, Global Human right and Justice • Promotion of realistic Human character. • Promotion of Science and critical thinking • Eradication of gender discrimination, caste system, Superstitions, Bad rituals etc. by awareness campaigns/Intellectual revolution. • Organizing different humanist programs in collaborations with global humanist organizations. • Research, Training, awareness programs for democracy, Rule of justifiable law and good governance based on humanist philosophy. • Network development of like minded organization/individual

Defining humanism according to various dictionaries:

...a non-religious philosophy, based on liberal human values. Little Oxford Dictionary

...an appeal to reason in contrast to revelation or religious authority as a means of finding out about the natural world and destiny of man, and also giving a grounding for morality... Humanist ethics is also distinguished by placing the end of moral action in the welfare of humanity rather than in fulfilling the will of God. Oxford Companion to Philosophy

...seeking, without religion, the best in, and for, human beings. Chambers Pocket Dictionary

...a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values; especially: a philosophy that usually rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individual's dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason. Merriam Webster Dictionary

The rejection of religion in favor of the advancement of humanity by its own efforts. Collins Concise Dictionary

That which is characteristically human, not supernatural, that which belongs to man and not to external nature, that which raises man to his greatest height or gives him, as man, his greatest satisfaction… Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

...a morally concerned style of intellectual atheism openly avowed by only a small minority of individuals but tacitly accepted by a wide spectrum of educated people in all parts of the Western world. Oxford Companion to the Mind

A system of thought that centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth. American Heritage Dictionary Sourc: COHE