Abstract
A challenge confronting the human person in contemporary society is the abuse to his personality which constitutes a bane to his dignity and well-being which has continued to be on the increase despite various theoretical attempts at addressing the issue of abuse to human dignity. One of such theoretical attempts, which is atheistic humanism, has failed in its quest to enhancing the dignity of man because it has neglected the theistic background necessary for understanding, relating to and the treatment of the human person. This paper therefore, aims at a critical analysis of atheistic humanism in its quest for human dignity with a view to showing its implications for the dignity and well-being of man. The paper employs the critical method of philosophy with a view to showing the inconsistencies and the implications of an atheistic humanistic understanding of man. The paper thereafter states that a theistic humanistic understanding and treatment of the human person better provides the ground for the pursuit and realization of human dignity and well-being.
Highlights
A major problem in the contemporary society is the rate at which human life is being pulverized and human dignity degraded with reckless abandon, which is due largely to a wrong or inadequate understanding of the human person
The pursuit of human dignity and worth is the goal of atheistic humanism, in this paper I argue that this goal as set out by atheistic humanism cannot be achieved and is not achievable given the philosophy behind atheistic humanism
We choose to maintain with Dukor (2010: p. 79) the sentiment “that humanism without theism loses more than half of its values” and the capacity and the virtues necessary for pursuing human dignity; and that “No genuine humanism is possible which does not go beyond mere humanism, i.e., to be really human, man must have his beginning and end in God—humanity and deity are inseparably related” (Dukor, 2010: p. 79)
Summary
A challenge confronting the human person in contemporary society is the abuse to his personality which constitutes a bane to his dignity and well-being which has continued to be on the increase despite various theoretical attempts at addressing the issue of abuse to human dignity. One of such theoretical attempts, which is atheistic humanism, has failed in its quest to enhancing the dignity of man because it has neglected the theistic background necessary for understanding, relating to and the treatment of the human person.
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