Humanist profile.American Humanist Association 1777 T Street NW Washington, DC 20009-7125 800-837-3792 fax 202-238-9003 www.AmericanHumanist.org AHA@AmericanHumanist.org 1979 Humanist Distinguished Service Awardee Vern L. Bullough is a medical historian who specializes in the history of sex, sexual practices and taboos, and the diverse groups of sex workers. His expertise encompasses several fields, including community health and public policy, contraception, and population issues. He has lectured in most of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and at least twenty foreign countries including China, Russia, Greece, Egypt, and Ghana. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , and a distinguished professor emeritus at the State University at Northridge. He is a past president of the Society for the scientific Study of Sex and one of the founders of the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
endowment patrimony - a church endowment chantry - an endowment for the singing of Masses , was one of the founders of the Council for Secular Humanist and Ethical Union, and served as copresident and later vice president. Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility. It advocates the extension of participatory democracy Participatory democracy is a process emphasizing the broad participation (decision making) of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems. While etymological roots imply that any democracy would rely on the participation of its citizens (the Greek demos and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice. Free of supernaturalism su·per·nat·u·ral·ism n. 1. The quality of being supernatural. 2. Belief in a supernatural agency that intervenes in the course of natural laws. , it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values--be they religious, ethical, social, or political--have their source in human nature, experience, and culture. Humanism thus derives the goals of life from human need and interest rather than from theological or ideological abstractions, and asserts that humanity must take responsibility for its own destiny. |
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