Robert Tapp on EcoHumanism, Multiculturalism and Democracy
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What does humanism have to say about ecology and the environment? We know religious fundamentalists don’t care about the health of the planet because they await the “End Times,” and the destruction of this world.
What does humanism say about multiculturalism and globalization? We know the Right disdains the notion that all humans on earth deserve the same quality of life. We also know that the Left has been so engaged in “identity politics,” that it has often missed the forest for the trees.
What does humanism say about democracy? We know both the religious and secular Right would prefer anything from a theocracy to an aristocracy, or – worse yet – a neofascist society.
Robert Tapp is the chairperson of the humanities program, and professor of humanities and religious studies, at the University of Minnesota. He has written extensively on humanism including his anthologies Ecohumanism, Multiculturalism: Humanist Perspectives, and the upcoming The Fate Of Democracy.