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'''Rationalist International''' is an organization that claims to defend rationalist ideas. It's '''self''' stated aim is to represent a rational view of the world, making the voice of reason heard and considered where public opinion is formed and decisions are made. |
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'''Rationalist International''' is an organization with the stated aim to represent a rational view of the world. |
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== Rationalism == |
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[[Rationalism]] is an attitude that accepts the primacy of reason and aims to establish a system of [[philosophy]] and [[ethics]] verifiable by experience, independent of all arbitrary assumptions of authority. |
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Rationalists argue for a "logical" approach to human problems, suggest reasoned alternatives to [[religious]] [[dogmas]], defend freedom of thought(?) and [[civil liberties]] and strive for the secularization of politics (see [[secular humanism]]), society and educational systems. |
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[[Category:Rationalist groups based in India]] |
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== A brief history of Rationalist International == |
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Rationalist International was founded in December 1995 during the First International Rationalist Conference at [[New Delhi]], with delegates from 28 countries. [[Sanal Edamaruku]], then Secretary General of Indian Rationalist Association, became the first president of the new international organization. |
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In January 2000, Rationalist International organized the Second International Conference at [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]] in which prominent rationalist thinkers from different parts of the world opened the discussion about the Rationalist Agenda for the new century. [[Paul Kurtz]] (founder, Center for Inquiry, USA) received the 1st International Rationalist Award during this conference. |
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The Third International Rationalist Conference was held at [[New Delhi]] in 2002. [[Jim Herrick]] (Director of Rationalist Press Association, UK) received the 2nd International Rationalist Award. |
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Honorary Associates include: Dr. Pieter Admiraal (The Netherlands), Prof. Mike Archer (Australia), Katsuaki Asai (Japan), Sir [[Hermann Bondi]] (UK), Prof. [[Colin Blakemore]] (UK), Prof. [[Vern Bullough]] (USA), Dr. Bill Cooke (New Zealand), Dr. Helena Cronin (UK), Prof. [[Richard Dawkins]] (UK), Joseph Edamaruku (India), Jan Loeb Eisler (USA), |
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Prof. [[Antony Flew]] (UK), Tom Flynn (USA), [[Jim Herrick]] (UK), [[Christopher Hitchens]] (USA), [[Ellen Johnson]] (USA), Prof. [[Paul Kurtz]] (USA), Lavanam (India), Dr. [[Richard Leakey]] (Kenya), Iain Middleton (New Zealand), Dr. [[Henry Morgentaler]] (Canada), Dr. [[Taslima Nasreen]] (Bangladesh), Steinar Nilsen (Norway), Prof. Jean-Claude Pecker (France), [[James Randi]] (USA), Prof. Ajoy Roy (Bangladesh), Dr. [[Younus Shaikh]] (Pakistan), Dr. G N Jyoti Shankar (deceased, USA), [[Barbara Smoker]] (UK), [[Richard Stallman]] (USA), Prof. Rob Tielman (The Netherlands), [[David Tribe]] (Australia), [[K. Veeramani]] (India), |
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Bary Williams (Australia), Prof. [[Richard Wiseman]] (UK) and Prof. [[Lewis Wolpert]] (UK) |
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== Rationalist Bulletins == |
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The internet-based news bulletin of Rationalist International has wide circulation around the world. It appears in English, Finnish, French, German and Spanish. |
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