“There is an urgent need to connect
the leading ideas of secular humanism
and the spirit of pragmatism to the
broader culture, not only in the United
States but throughout the world.
 ISHV has responded to that need.
Following in the tradition begun by
Paul Kurtz, it offers intellectual
resources for addressing the social
and political issues of the
contemporary world by framing them
in terms of perennial ethical concerns.
 Attempting to comprehend the
human condition, and, on that basis,
to improve human lives is a central
task for our times. ISHV has taken up
that task by advancing the positive
understanding of scientific inquiry
and of secular humanism, and I
wholeheartedly endorse its important
work. “
--Philip Kitcher,
 John Dewey
Professor of Philosophy at Columbia
University and author of many books,
including
Living with Darwin, The
Ethical Project,
 and
Science in a
Democratic Society
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