Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz (born December 21, 1925 in Newark , New Jersey; † October 20, 2012 ) was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Buffalo University . He was the founder and chairman of the think tanks Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), formerly known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), the Council for Secular Humanism and the medium-sized book publisher Prometheus Books .
Kurtz was chief editor of Free Inquiry by the Council for Secular Humanism . He was co-president (2nd chairman) of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). He was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and President of the International Academy of Humanism . He was co-author of the Humanist Manifesto II . The asteroid (6629) Kurtz was named after him.
The philosopher coined the term eupraxophy (originally eupraxophy ), which denotes philosophies and worldviews such as secular humanism or Confucianism that contain no reference to transcendence or the supernatural. The made-up word is a compound from the Greek words for good , practice and love of wisdom .
Works
- The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal , 1986 ISBN 0-87975-645-4
- A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology (Paul Kurtz, editor), 1985, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-300-5
- Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism , 1988, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-455-9 (German: Verbotene Frucht , Angelika Lenz Verlag , Neustadt a. Rübenberge 1998, ISBN 3-9804597-8-0 )
- The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge , 1992, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-766-3
- The Courage to Become , 1997, Praeger / Greenwood, ISBN 0-275-96016-1
- Living Without Religion: Eupraxophy (Life Without Religion: Eupraxophie) ISBN 0-87975-929-1
- In Defense of Secular Humanism ISBN 0-87975-228-9
- Challenges to the Enlightenment: In Defense of Reason and Science by Paul Kurtz, et al , 1994 ISBN 0-87975-869-4
- Skepticism and Humanism: The New Paradigm , 2001 ISBN 0-7658-0051-9
- Science and Religion by Paul Kurtz, et al , 2003 ISBN 1-59102-064-6
- Affirmations: Joyful And Creative Exuberance , 2004 ISBN 1-59102-265-7
Web links
Individual references, footnotes
- ^ Paul Kurtz Has Died , accessed on October 23, 2012
- ^ Paul Kurtz dead at that age of 86
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kurtz, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher and secular humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 2012 |