India, March 22 -- The human race stands at a critical juncture, where its unchecked expansion and relentless exploitation of the natural world threaten its own survival. The pressing need to amend Protagoras' aphorism "Man is the measure of all things" has never been more urgent

Is humanism as a philosophy leading to human extinction? The search for an answer must begin with the Greek sophist Protagoras' frequently-qouted aphorism, "Man is the measure of all things." It is generally considered to be the best encapsulation of the central message of humanism which asserts the centrality of humankind's place in the cosmic order of things, including both the quotidian and historic flows of time. The value of everything, according to the Hum...