Eric Hayot, "Humanist Reason: A History. An Argument. A Plan" (Columbia UP, 2021)
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The Humanistic Method
Humanists believe this as a matter of faith, and then they find it in the world. It relieson feeling. We have words for feelings, wriht yo, say, what's the difference twen jealousy and envy? People can begin to tell you. But we know that there are concepts or forces that influence us that are not named by our society. The people who lived on easter island were victims of forces that they may not have been able to describe at all.
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