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Economically, the axiom that “the customer is always right” encapsulates the humanist view that businesses and markets should serve consumer sentiments. If consumers do not purchase a product, it is deemed inferior, reinforcing the idea that business success stems from understanding and responding to human emotions.
Aesthetic and Ethical Perspectives
Humanist aesthetics also propose that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” rejecting objective definitions of art in favor of subjective experiences that reflect personal feelings. Similarly, humanist ethics champion the idea that pleasure in one’s actions prevails unless it inflicts harm upon others; morality emerges from weighing each individual’s feelings.