Volume 5 Number 2

Paul Kurtz on Eupraxsophy, Love, and Friendship

Paul Kurtz on Eupraxsophy, Love, and Friendship

Eupraxsophy provides an excellent alternative to organized religion, although its creator, Paul Kurtz, urged humanists to work with religionists to find common values. Even though the term “eupraxsophy” has encountered much resistance among humanists, Kurtz’s worldview has been accepted by many humanist leaders throughout the world and has cut across racial lines.

Eupraxsophy has the potential to break down seemingly insurmountable racial barriers. It fosters love, empathy, friendship, sexual fulfillment, personal happiness, and economic justice for people from all walks of life.


Paul Kurtz and Religion

Paul Kurtz and Religion

Paul Kurtz devoted his life to articulating a coherent vision of secular humanism, one which was naturalistic, evidence-based, and humane. Consequentially, his views were often critical of contemporary religious claims. Sadly, but perhaps inevitably, many responses to his work label it “critical” and “hostile.” What were Kurtz’s thoughts on religion, and were they as simplistic and_ _strident as critics claimed?