The Happy Human

This article discusses the symbol of a major non-theistic Humanist organisation.

For the non-theistic humanistic life stance in a broader sense, please see Humanism (life stance).

For secular humanism in general, please see Secular humanism.

For other uses of the term "humanism", please see Humanism.

The Happy Human (originally the Happy Man) is the official symbol of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), a world body for Humanism, and has been adopted by many Humanist organisations and individuals worldwide. This symbol was chosen in the 1960s after a competition organised by the British Humanist Association. The winning design was created by Denis Barrington. Image File history File links Humanism. ... Image File history File links Humanism. ... This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ... Secular humanism is a humanist philosophy that upholds reason, ethics, and justice and specifically rejects rituals and ceremonies as a means to affirm a life stance. ... Humanism is a broad category of active ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities—particularly rationalism. ... Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is the sole world umbrella organisation [1] embracing Humanist, atheist, rationalist, secular, skeptic, Ethical Culture, freethought and similar organisations world-wide. ... This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes humanism. ...

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Organisations Using the Happy Human

• American Humanist Association
• Bloco de Esquerda
• British Humanist Association
• Council for Secular Humanism
• Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS)
• European Humanist Association
• Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association
• Human-Etisk Forbund (Norway)
• Humanist Association of Canada
• Humanist Association of Ireland
• Humanist Society of New Zealand
• Humanist Society of Scotland
• HUUmanists
• Indian Humanist Union
• Institute for Humanist Studies
• Humanists of Utah

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External links

• British Humanist Association page on the symbol
• Humanism is Eight Letters, No More — An endorsement of the Happy Human by some leaders of the IHEU, including former Presidents of the IHEU, Rob Tielman and Levi Fragell.
• Origins of the Happy Human logo based on information from Victorian Humanist Association, a member organisation of CAHS