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Purcell, Royal – 1985
This analysis of the relationship between humanism and humanitarianism outlines educational goals that should lead to a more humane world. Section 1, an outline of human life examines six substructures--human life, individuality, amenity, contact, actualization, and problems. A definition and examples of humanism in section 2 are elaborated into a…
Descriptors: Behavior, Futures (of Society), History, Human Relations
Carranza, E. Lou – 1984
The search for presuppositions of a people's thought is not new. Octavio Paz and Samuel Ramos have both attempted to describe the assumptions underlying the Mexican character. Paz described Mexicans as private, defensive, and stoic, characteristics taken to the extreme in the "pachuco." Ramos, on the other hand, described Mexicans as…
Descriptors: Behavior, Bias, Cultural Traits, Hispanic American Culture
Overholt, Thomas W. – American Indian Journal, 1979
The essay reviews and clarifies many opposing opinions regarding the American Indian as "natural ecologist" and broadly classifies the sources of those opinions as either "skeptics" or "romantics". Traditional Indian cultures had a more ecologically conscious world view than that of Western culture. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Behavior, Beliefs
