Humanism Figures
Corliss Lamont
Lamont helped define secular humanism for twentieth-century American audiences.
Notable contribution
Popularized secular humanism as a naturalistic philosophy of ethics, democracy, and human welfare.
Profile notes
- His writing emphasized reason, human flourishing, democracy, and this-worldly ethics.
- He defended civil liberties and freedom of thought in public life.
- His work became a common reference in organized humanist circles.