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title: "New textbook: ‘Understanding Humanism’"
date: "2022-09-30T13:03:22+01:00"
modified: "2022-09-30T13:03:59+01:00"
url: "https://andrewcopson.com/2022/09/new-textbook-on-humanism-understanding-humanism/"
post_id: 2925
categories: ["Books"]
---

# New textbook: ‘Understanding Humanism’

Today sees the release of [*Understanding Humanism*](https://humanists.uk/2022/09/29/understanding-humanism-new-textbook-from-routledge-out-today/), a new textbook by Humanists UK’s Director of Understanding Humanism Luke Donnellan, humanist philosopher Richard Norman, and me.

*Understanding Humanism* is an up-to-date, modern account of humanism, written primarily for undergraduate students and school pupils wishing to deepen their knowledge of humanist philosophy and the lives of humanists today.

Humanists UK supporters are being offered a special discount when buying directly from the publisher [Routledge](https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-Humanism/Copson-Donnellan-Norman/p/book/9780367506056) until the end of 2022. Just enter FLE22 at the checkout. It is also available to buy from [Blackwells](https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780367506056?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj7CZBhDHARIsAPPWv3ckev5v9rU1S11F-CzcTJSViBc5BORTueKRQ5ZhtmDG2rIwLI7YPNsaAn2eEALw_wcB),[ Amazon,](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Humanism-Andrew-Copson/dp/036750605X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YDUT3R91J6ZD&keywords=understanding+humanism&qid=1662021453&sprefix=understanding+humanism%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1) [WHSmith](https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/understanding-humanism/andrew-copson/luke-donnellan/hardback/9780367506049.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjbyYBhCdARIsAArC6LKtRTH8oxNgNdmKE47jYr01nJo2jYSDzKwgmhsQUoDpjap7gQZ2GxUaAq0jEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) and all good bookshops.

You can also contact your local librarian or university library with the details of the book and ask them to order a copy for your library!