Finally, there was a humanistic trend.
Far from being monolithic, Byzantine theology was often polarized by a humanistic trend, favouring the use of Greek philosophy, and the more austere and mystical theology of monastic circles.
This strongly humanistic trend serves to explain, at least in part, the development of portraiture as an independent genre and the ever-increasing number of profane, usually classical mythological, subjects in the art of the Renaissance.
One provocative example of this contextual, more humanistic trend in design thinking is Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day's discussion of information ecologies [3].
In the life cycle of green building, social and humanistic needs show a trend of dynamics, which means social processes with consumer engagement and participation needs to be considered in aspects of conceptual design, planning and design, operation and maintenance to improve users׳ happiness and productivity.
Racing to keep up with this trend, museums and humanistic think tanks increasingly devote their attention to work that erases disciplinary barriers between the arts and sciences, from computer software to "smart buildings"; from abstract paintings to interactive texts.
As the historian Andrew Jewett details in a brilliant recasting of the political and cultural history of science, Science, Democracy, and the American University, since the 1960s the main trends in humanities and humanistic social sciences have come to "validate the narrow, value-neutral conception of science" crafted by positivists.
During the early 20th century, the American physiologist Walter Cannon, whose formulation of 'homoeostasis' (or physiological equilibrium) also provided a pivotal concept for Selye's subsequent accounts of adaptation and stress, continued the trend set by Bernard's humanistic reflections.
Some years ago I wrote about the "dehumanization of dehumanization" as a cultural trend, sardonically waxing about how "back in the day" we at least still dehumanized people in a humanistic way.
But Grogan eloquently insists that humanistic psychology subtly revolutionized Americans' conception of the self and the role of therapy, and asserts that current trends in the field, like positive psychology, owe the theory a debt they have been reluctant to pay.
This time we are showing our work instead of our flesh, in the hope that a more humanistic celebration of what we do, while acknowledging the poor conditions we work in, will help reverse the destructive trends within our industry.
