Reason and critical thinking
Question, verify, compare viewpoints, and recognize the complexity of reality.
Discover
Think freely.Act lucidly.
Humanism is a way of understanding the world and participating in it. It rests on human dignity, reason, freedom of conscience, science, solidarity, and responsibility toward future generations.
What is humanism today?
Humanism invites each person to build their convictions with freedom and discernment. It values the pursuit of knowledge, democratic debate, justice, and care for others. It affirms that we can act on the world through reason, experience, science, and an ethics of responsibility.
It is not about imposing a single answer to all questions, but about creating the conditions that allow us to think, learn, and act with lucidity.
Our values
Science and knowledge
Value the scientific method, education, and the transmission of knowledge.
Freedom of conscience
Defend each person's right to think, believe, or not believe freely.
Secularism and democracy
Support public institutions open to all, founded on civic equality.
Justice and solidarity
Recognize our responsibility toward others and contribute to a fairer society.
Responsibility toward the planet
Consider the consequences of our decisions on living systems and future generations.
Manifesto
A living humanism.
We believe in the capacity of human beings to understand the world, to dialogue despite their differences, and to improve the conditions of collective life.
We believe that a fairer society is built neither through indifference nor dogmatism, but through education, curiosity, freedom, and responsibility.
We believe that critical thinking is not an intellectual luxury. It is an essential skill for democracy.
We believe that humanism must be embodied in concrete projects, meeting places, and acts of solidarity.
A free society is built through knowledge, discussion, and shared responsibility.
FAQ
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical approach. It does not rest on religious authority. It values freedom of conscience and each person's right to develop their own convictions.
Science plays a central role in our understanding of the world. Humanism values the scientific method while recognizing that collective decisions also involve human, ethical, and democratic dimensions.
No. Humanism above all defends an approach founded on freedom of conscience, dignity, and responsibility. People interested in these principles can come from varied backgrounds.
Secularism allows public institutions to welcome people with different convictions equitably. It protects both freedom of religion and freedom not to adhere to a religion.