secularism

World view

Entitytype of worldview ideology doctrineQ216920

Instance of: type of worldview
, ideology
, doctrine
Subclass of: worldview

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Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened to a similar position seeking to remove or to minimize the role of religion in any public sphere. Secularism may encapsulate anti-clericalism, atheism, agnosticism, naturalism, non-sectarianism, neutrality on topics of religion, or antireligion. Although often conflated with opposition to religion, secularism is concerned with minimizing its role rather than disproving it, and may be either hostile, neutral or hospitable to religion. When presented as a philosophy, secularism is another term for naturalism, seeking to interpret life based on principles derived solely from the material world and focusing only on "temporal" and material concerns.

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53 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Facet of: religion in politics
freedom of religion
Practiced by: secularist
Has goal: separation of church and state
Members / parts: anti-clericalism
atheism
naturalism
nonsectarian
antireligion

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