Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

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Humanists UK

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Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

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Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

The course Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts is an online class provided by Humanists UK through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

What does it mean to lead a humanist life? Meet and hear stories from humanists around the world. Presented by Alice Roberts.

Course description

Explore what it means to live as a humanist
6 weeks

Today an increasing number of people around the world describe themselves as humanist. They believe that this is the only life we have, that the world is a natural place with no supernatural side, and that we have the freedom to shape our own lives.
On this course you’ll meet individual humanists from around the world. From their stories, you’ll learn what motivates them, and how they express their humanism. You’ll learn about the questions, choices, challenges, and joys found in a humanist approach to life and have the opportunity to reflect on and evaluate it.

Humanist ceremonies and the humanist approach to life
Humanist campaigning: freedom, human rights, and secularism
Humanists around the world: challenges and goals
The humanist approach to difficult transitions and suffering
Sources of depth, wonder, and meaning in a humanist life
Humanists and human progress

Investigate and explore different humanist approaches to life
Identify where there is diversity between humanists and where there are shared beliefs, values, and goals
Evaluate the choices and actions of different individual humanists in discussion with others
Summarise what it means to live a humanist life
Reflect upon one’s own approach to life

This course is for anyone with an interest in how different people choose to live out their lives and for those who wants to develop an understanding of what it means to be a humanist in the 21st century.
It is ideal for teachers and other educators wanting to support their subject knowledge about humanism, and young adults looking to prepare themselves for a degree in the humanities.
If you are interested in life’s big questions, you might also be interested in our other online course Introducing Humanism, in which you’ll have the opportunity to engage in a deeper exploration of the humanist approach to questions around knowledge, ethics, and happiness.

Humanists UK
A UK charity advancing free thinking and promoting humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

Course Topic

Politics & Society

University, College, Institution

Humanists UK

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Humanists UK you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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