of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
<adj.pert> the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
<adj.pert> the humanistic revival of learning
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
<adj.pert> humanistic studies a humane education
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
<adj.all> a humane physician released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species
Humanistic \Hu`man*is"tic\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. --Caird.
2. Pertaining to polite literature. --M. Arnold.
At the time Korczak was teaching medical students and operating a big, humanistic orphanage on the outskirts of Warsaw.
Klaus' victory Oct. 13 was seen as a dramatic shift to the right and it triggered an identity crisis in Civic Forum, founded on a civic rights platform and popularly associated with Havel's liberal, humanistic philosophy.
Courses based on humanistic psychology and the Maslow-Rogers theories of non-directive therapy have produced evidence for the past 15 years that they have the opposite effect from that which was intended.
The platform did not make clear in what sense the party still considers itself to be Communist, but pays homage to the creative spirit of Marxism and the philosphy's humanistic outlook of opposing religion and emphasizing man's daily existence.