It's TheHumanist.com's popular comic series, The Cartoon History of Humanism, now in book form! With extra bonus comics, The Cartoon History of Humanism follows the adventures of Dave, who carelessly made fun of a logical positivist when he was a child. As punishment, the logical positivist cursed Dave to wander time and space to converse with humanist philosophers until he learned his lesson. On his journey, Dave meets an array of famous skeptics, atheists, writers and thinkers who have all influenced humanist philosophy. Readers will no doubt recognize familiar figures such as David Hume, Baruch Spinoza, John Stuart Mill and Leonardo DaVinci. But they may also be surprised to find that Mark Twain, Karl Marx, Mary Ann Evans (pen name George Eliot) and King Ashoka all influenced humanist thought as well. Additionally, audiences can learn more about humanist thinkers such as Arabic philosopher Ibn Rushd, Italian Renaissance leader Isabella d'Esta and Nineteenth Century novelist Fanny Lewald, among numerous others. Through Dave's humorous time-traveling adventures, DeBakcsy weaves the compelling history of humanist ethics and the brave individuals who defied the religious authorities of their time periods to advance rationality and freethought. The Cartoon History of Humanism is an excellent read for anyone who's looking for an accessible and fun book to acquaint them with humanism, and it will also be a delight to committed humanists who are seeking a fresh and engaging perspective on their familiar philosophical views.

The Cartoon History of Humanism: Volume One: Antiquity to Enlightenment

Comics & Graphic Novels

DeBakcsy, Dale

Comic Strips

Humanist Press

What does Humanist Culture look like?  About what you'd expect when you get a bunch of philosophy and science nerds together and tell them to go nuts.  In these articles, Dale DeBakcsy answers the big questions about how music, board games, comic books, literature, drama, psychology, science, and romance novels are all reacting to the emerging, and lusciously dorky, humanism of the twenty-first century, while at the same time casting a glance at some of the more amusing/terrifying (amusrifying?) holdovers from our religious past.  All in the service of the great query - how do you have fun when you know you're a deterministic bag of chemicals?

Godless Nerdistry: Or How to be a Bag of Chemicals and Still Have Fun.

Religion & Spirituality

Atheism

Gentleman Scholars, The

In these twenty-six portraits of great historical and current women of science, Dale DeBakcsy (Frederick the Great, The Cartoon History of Humanism) offers the now inspiring, now tragic tales of some of the greatest thinkers of the human story. Accompanying each biography is a comic strip celebrating the brilliance of these scientists and the absurdities that too often surrounded them. Now with 12% more Emmy Noether!

The Illustrated Women in Science: Year One

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

The Gentleman Scholars

The Illustrated Women in Science: Year Two

Elton John Album by Album

Arts & Photography

Music

White Owl

A History of Women in Psychology and Neuroscience: Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM

Reference

Pen and Sword History

A History of Women in Astronomy and Space Exploration: Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

A History of Women in Mathematics: Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM

History

World

In the nineteenth century, a small but dedicated group of European and American women rose to agitate for the inclusion of women in the medical profession. It is a historic tale that we have told and retold for decades, but it is far from where the story of women as physicians and healers begins. Stretching back into deepest antiquity, we possess accounts of women who were consulted by emperors and paupers alike for their medical expertise. They were surgeons, apothecaries, midwives, university lecturers, and medical researchers in correspondence with the most learned societies of their time.And then it all came crashing down.A History of Women in Medicine and Medical Research is the story of the women who participated in that early Golden Age, and of a medical establishment closing ranks against them so effectively that, by the early Victorian era, they not only were barred from practicing medicine, but from so much as stepping into a classroom where medical topics were being discussed. It is the story of that intrepid band of reformers and pioneers who built back the women's medical profession from the ashes and constructed a thriving new community of researchers and practitioners who within a century had retaken not only the ground that had been lost, but boldly advanced to levels of fame and achievement unimaginable to any previous era.Told through in-depth accounts of the lives of the pioneers and practitioners who built and rebuilt the women's medical movement, this title dives into the lives of not only legendary figures like Florence Nightingale, Gertrude Elion, Rosalyn Yalow, and Elizabeth Blackwell, but visits women the world over whose medical contributions broke down doors and advanced the cause of women's and world health, like the revolutionary medieval physician Trota of Salerno, the pioneering eighteenth century midwife and businesswoman Madame du Coudray, the microbiological research trailblazer Mary Putnam Jacobi, and the HIV researcher and world epidemic response coordinator Francoise Barre-Sinoussi.With over 140 stories spanning three millennia of global medicine, this book shines a light on the unknown heroes, towering discoveries, tragic missteps, and profound struggles that have accompanied the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the women's medical profession.

A History of Women in Medicine and Medical Research: Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM

Historical Study & Educational Resources

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