人道主義 （英文 ： Humanism 人類 生命 價值上存有積極信念，由此人 實踐仁慈待遇，為其他人提供援助，以道義 上邏輯 上都得到人性 化。哲學信念可令各方面改善人類行動，用來形容同人類福祉有關。醫生被稱為「人道主義者」。
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人道主義係一種非正式意識形態 實踐；作為人有義務促進人類福祉原則。[1]
工業革命 經濟動蕩時，19世紀末同1900年代初社會改革中出現人道主義。20世紀20年代，英國 中好多參與女權主義 婦女都推動人道主義。由於人道主義者對議會 造成壓力，童工 同非技術工人殘暴時間，同工作條件上立法。1833年工廠法 同1844年工廠法 係工業革命後，英國議會 通過一部份最重要人道主義法案。
十九世紀中葉，人道主義係佛羅倫薩夜鶯 同亨利·杜南 緊急情況下工作核心，後一種情況導致紅十字 成立。
英國人道主義機構聯盟 日內瓦公約 好撒瑪利亞人 人道救援 國際人道主義責任夥伴關係 人道主義援助 人道主義原則 人道主義同政治 人性（美德） 國際人道主義法 慈善 世界公民 世界人道主義節
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