Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
humanist |
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
rationalism
scientific skepticism freedom of inquiry |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Skeptical_Inquirer
gptkb:American_Humanist_Association |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
Humanist of the Year
|
| gptkbp:born |
December 21, 1925
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Free Inquiry
The_Humanist |
| gptkbp:died |
October 20, 2022
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Prometheus_Books
gptkb:Council_for_Secular_Humanism |
| gptkbp:heldIn |
chairman_of_the_board_of_the_Center_for_Inquiry
professor_emeritus_at_the_University_at_Buffalo |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Paul Kurtz
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
philosophy of science
skepticism secularism |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future generations of humanists
future generations of skeptics |
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
his public speaking engagements
his advocacy for reason and science his criticism of dogma his promotion of ethical naturalism his role in the development of secular humanism his work in applied ethics |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
promoting secular humanism
founding_the_Center_for_Inquiry |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
numerous articles
over 30 books |
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:New_York_University |
| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
the secular movement
the humanist movement the skeptic movement |
| gptkbp:wrote |
Humanist Manifesto
The Transcendental Temptation The Courage to Be Secular |