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On 16 April 1993, Mario Rodríguez Cobos, better known by his literary pseudonym SILO, gave a lecture at the Autonomous University of Madrid entitled “Current Vision of Humanism”. Thirty-one years after this event, it is worth asking whether it would…

Organized by Virtual Ediciones, yesterday Silo’s lecture given at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow on 18 June 1992 was presented through a video on “The Crisis of Civilization and Humanism”, contextualized by José Gabriel Feres and Gonzalo García-Huidobro.…

A new cycle of human development workshops has begun in the prisons of Buenos Aires. The workshops are given online by volunteers from the Humanist Movement based in different cities and involve more than 3,000 people deprived of their liberty.…

This is not the first time we refer to this issue, but from time to time it is interesting to make a comparison in the context of the current situation. By Javier Belda By way of introduction, we will make…

After the two talks given by Philippe Moal, he will give three workshops that will take place on Saturdays 17 February, 9, and 30 March in Espacio Ronda (Madrid). On 6 and 8 February, Philippe Moal gave two talks on…

Tolerance (from tolerate and this from the Latin tolerare). Moral quality that expresses an attentive and respectful attitude of a person, group, institution or society concerning the interests, beliefs, opinions, habits, and conduct of others. It manifests itself in the…

Traditionally, in the areas Christianised by successive empires, the legend of the Magi is celebrated on January 6th. The allegorical setting of the story is perfect. In a time and place crossed by caravans, wise men of Persian or Babylonian…

A few days back I met a friend I hadn’t seen for eight years. We spent a few hours together on the shores of Lake Constance, illuminated by electric lights and then by the rays of a bright moon. My…

We are living in what feels like a full-action reality show, jumping from conflict to conflict. News coverage is 24/7, with crises from Iraq to Ukraine and now Israel and Palestine. Some media are already working on the next conflict…

Exactly three decades ago the First International Humanist Forum took place in Moscow. The event, which took place on 7 and 8 October 1993 in the Moscow Academy of Administration, was attended by various members of the Russian Academy of…