Humanist Community in Silicon Valley Sunday Morning Forum: Rationality vs. Emotions as a Basis for Humanism

The Humanist culture tends to minimize emotions as a basis for Humanism and has allowed rationalism to become its predominant perspective. “Thinking” as opposed to “feeling” has become our primary identity. Have we depersonalized Humanism and become more of an intellectual club?  Frank Friedlander has a Ph.D. in social and organizational psychology, has published widely and was a visiting professor at Stanford University.  Prior to this he was a professor at the Fielding Graduate University for 19 years and at Case Western Reserve for 15 years.