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The camp gate and refusing laborers showed him everything
At 84, a philosopher's life work is seized by his own movement. His dangerous ideas on secular humanism challenged everything, even those he trained.
The camp gate and refusing laborers showed him everything
This episode explores the life of Paul Kurtz, a philosopher who dedicated his life to building secular humanism. It examines the foundational experiences that shaped his worldview and the controversial ideas he championed.
Person: Paul Kurtz
Date: April 1945
Location: Buchenwald, Germany
Event: Liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau
- Paul Kurtz, a young soldier from Newark, New Jersey, was…
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