3 edition of Valuing the humanities found in the catalog.
Valuing the humanities
Eric Weil
Published
1989
by Historians Press in Chico, Calif
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Eric Weil ; edited and with an introduction by William Kluback. |
| Contributions | Kluback, William. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | AZ103 .W35 1989 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 139 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 139 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2213778M |
| ISBN 10 | 0929342011 |
| LC Control Number | 89036694 |
The Value of the Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the value of the Humanities. The claims considered are: that the Humanities study the meaning-making practices of culture, and bring to their work a distinctive understanding of what constitutes knowledge and understanding; that, though useful to society in many ways, they remain laudably at odds. "The Value of Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the value of the Humanities. Engaging closely with contemporary literary and philosophical work in the field, Helen Small distinguishes between arguments that retain strong Victorian roots and those that have developed or been substantially altered since.
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The book is somewhat confusing, as it purports to define the value of the Humanities to society, but instead seems to argue whether these disciplines ought to be in the sole custody of universities.
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The Value of the Humanities Helen H. Small. Offers a clear and new taxonomic account of arguments for the defence of the Humanities, and their contribution to the public good; A new critical work providing clarification of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the major claims for the Humanities.
Madsbjerg asserts in his book that “ by studying art, science, the humanities, social science and languages the mind develops the mental dexterity that opens a person to new ideas, which is the currency for success in a constantly changing environment ”/5(49).
The humanities include ancient and modern languages, literature, law, history, philosophy, religion, and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also regarded as social sciences include technology, anthropology, area studies.
So, the book is deliberately cooler in tone than most “defenses”; it is not a polemic; and it approaches each of the claims most commonly made for the value of the humanities in a skeptical manner — trying to fathom what the basis of the claim is, what assumptions it rests on, what the presumed opposing view might be, and whether its credibility is historically durable (as pertinent.
Through the work of humanities scholars, we learn about the values of different cultures, about what goes into making a work of art, about how history is made. Their efforts preserve the great accomplishments of the past, help us understand the world we live in, and give us tools to imagine the future.
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Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity attempts to make the study of literature more than simply another school subject that students have to take. At a time when all subjects seem to be valued only for their testability, this book tries to show the value of Author: Theodore L.
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