The Twenty-First Century and Beyond: The Need for a New Global Ethic and a Declaration of Interdependence

Humanism, as a scientific, philosophical, and ethical eupraxophy, is unique in the world today, for it takes the preservation and enhancement of the human species as its ultimate concern. No other point of view has focused on the fulfillment of human qualities as its central value. In this sense, humanism is the party of humankind; it defends individual human rights, promotes intellectual and moral freedom, and desires to build a genuine world community.