French philosopher Alain Finkiel kraut's subtle essay on humanism and its discontents grapples with a big question: How did the West's noble ideal of universal humanity» the belief that, beneath the particularities of race and culture, we're all brothers, duty «bound.... (firstthings.com)
Do these early texts, and does Christianity as a religion, contain an appreciation for humankind's highest virtues and most noble ideals?» (nakedpastor.com)
Inspired by the ancient Greeks, neoclassical architecture speaks to some of Western civilization's most noble ideals — notions of symmetry and harmony and principles of representative democracy. (latimes.com)