HUMANITIES:
INTRODUCTION
There
is
a
need.
It
is
a
basic
human
need.
Sense
of
iden5ty
reinforced
by
signs
and
symbols
Conrma5on
of
inner
perplexi5es
Need
to
be
assured
that
inner
ambivalences,
doubts,
and
anxie5es
can
give
shape
All
these
func5on
in
an
unconscious
level
(Dudley,
Faricy
and
Rice,
1978,
p.1)
HUMANITIES:
INTRODUCTION
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There
is
a
need.
It
is
a
basic
human
need.
Sense
of
iden5ty
reinforced
by
signs
and
symbols
Conrma5on
of
inner
perplexi5es
Need
to
be
assured
that
inner
ambivalences,
doubts,
and
anxie5es
can
give
shape
All
these
func5on
in
an
unconscious
level
(Dudley,
Faricy
and
Rice,
1978,
p.1)
How
the
Humani;es
evolved?
Humani5es
was
rst
applied
to
wri5ngs
of
ancient
La5n
authors,
which
were
read
for
their
clarity
of
language
and
forceful
literary
style
and
more
specically
for
their
moral
teaching.
Medieval
age
(1100-1453):
the
humani5es
dealt
with
metaphysics
of
the
religious
philosopher.
The
goal
was
the
cul5va5on
of
spiritual
life
and
the
prepara5on
for
the
hereaVer.
How
the
Humani;es
evolved?
2
During
the
Renaissance
(14th-16th
c.),
refers
to
the
sets
of
disciplines
taught
in
the
universi5es,
which
include
grammar,
rhetoric,
history,
literature,
music,
philosophy,
and
theology
a
body
of
knowledge
aimed
to
make
man
human,
cultured,
and
rened.
This
concept
which
recognized
mans
essen5al
worth
and
capacity
for
self-advancement
in
this
world.
How
the
Humani;es
evolved?
3
In
our
century,
the
humani5es
serve
to
provide
the
student
with
certain
skills
and
values
through
the
arts.
Instruc5on
places
his
area
of
specializa5on
within
the
broader
perspec5ve
of
the
human
condi5on
and
ideal
as
imagina5vely
rendered
in
pain5ng,
sculpture,
architecture,
photography,
dance,
drama,
and
cinema
as
well
the
tradi5onal
component
of
humani5esareas
in
which
human
values
and
individual
expressiveness
are
celebrated
(Dudley
et
al,
1978,
p.v)
How
the
Humani;es
evolved?
4
It
aims
to
shape
your
(the
students)
subjec5ve
energies
(his/her
feelings,
a_tudes,
and
aspira5ons)
in
accordance
with
a
par5cular
view
of
the
social
world
in
which
s/he
dreams,
acts,
and
fullls
himself.
The
view
of
man
and
his/her
world
changes
so
too
the
content
and
the
direc5on
of
humani5es.
How
the
Humani;es
evolved?
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BUT
in
all
cases
the
principal
task
remains
the
same,
which
is
to
make
(wo)man
conscious
and
cri5cal
of,
and
sensi5ve
and
responsive
to
the
norms
and
hopes
of
his
society.
The
Humani;es
and
the
Sciences
Humani5es
is
dis5nct
from
the
sciences.
The
sciences
studies
with
the
external
world
of
man
as
well
as
the
facets
of
mans
being
that
can
be
subjected
to
observa5on,
measurement,
and
experimenta5on.
It
also
enables
man
to
understand
and
control
nature
and
to
harness
its
energy
to
make
life
more
comfortable
and
convenient.
The
Humani;es
and
the
Sciences
2
Humani5es
deal
with
the
internal
world
personality,
experiences,
mabers
that
cannot
be
measured,
classied,
and
controlled.
The
study
of
humani5es
cannot
be
as
precise
or
well-structured
and
uniform
as
the
study
of
biology
or
physics.
The
humani5es
approach
is
subjec5ve
it
makes
use
of
percep5on,
feeling,
intui5on,
and
insight.
The
Humani;es
and
the
Sciences
3
Humani5es
focuses
on
the
individual
while
social
sciences
concern
is
on
types
and
groups
of
human
beings
and
ins5tu5ons
and
processes
in
society.
Is
it
necessary?
The
Humani;es
and
the
Sciences
4
Yes,
as
much
as
the
sciences
are.
Man
needs
an
image
of
him/herself,
and
understanding
of
his/
her
nature.
Through
words,
tones,
mass,
line,
color,
or
design,
the
arts
provide
man
with
a
measure
of
his/her
own
passions
and
desires,
his/her
rela5ons
with
other
persons
and
environment
and
his
poten5als.
The
Humani;es
and
the
Sciences
5
Both
the
sciences
and
humani5es
are
necessary
for
the
development
of
the
complete
and
social
man,
ready
to
take
on
his
responsibili5es
in
this
rapidly
changing
world
and
to
enjoy
life
as
he
lives
it.
We
will
concern
ourselves
with
the
arts
as
expressions
of
man.
Humani;es
and
the
Arts
The
humani5es
engage
both
our
intellectual
and
our
intui5ve,
emo5onal
selves.
They
do
so
inten5onally
and
without
apology.
Delight
and
pleasure
in
the
arts
can
arise
from
casual
sensualism
in
the
aural,
tac5le,
or
visual
experience
they
evoke.
Humani;es
and
the
Arts
2
But
the
knowledge
of
how
the
works
which
aord
us
these
pleasures
come
into
being,
the
understanding
of
the
ar5sts
use
of
a
medium
in
making
personal
statement,
and
the
sharing
of
that
experiencethese
deepen
and
broaden
our
enjoyment
at
the
level
of
understanding
and
the
level
of
feeling.
Humani;es
and
the
Arts
3
It
focuses,
rather,
on
that
most
human
act,
an
ar5st
interac5ng
with
an
experience
or
subject,
transla5ng
it
into
a
medium,
using
the
elements
of
the
medium
and
the
techniques
for
working
it
to
the
produce
the
nished
work.
Humani;es
and
the
Arts
4
It
is
even
necessary
that
students
acquire,
keep,
and
use
the
informa5on
that
allows
them
to
examine
works
of
art
personally
and
at
rst
hand,
and
to
make
their
own
evalua5ons
and
judgments
of
them:
1. Studying
the
arts
together;
2. Centering
aben5on
on
individual
arts
themselves;
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and
the
Arts
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3.
Cul5vate
the
students
personal
responses
and
percep5ons;
4.
Outlining
a
process
of
interac5ng
with
the
arts
observa5ons
and
intui5ve
responses,
dialogue
with
the
arts;
star5ng
with
surfaces
and
studying
it
deeply
and
widely
as
possible
Ten
reasons
why
Humani;es
maGer
1. The
humani5es
help
us
understand
others
through
their
languages,
histories
and
cultures.
2. They
foster
social
jus5ce
and
equality.
3. And
they
reveal
how
people
have
tried
to
make
moral,
spiritual
and
intellectual
sense
of
the
world.
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Ten
reasons
why
Humani;es
maGer
4. The
humani5es
teach
empathy.
5. They
teach
us
to
deal
cri5cally
and
logically
with
subjec5ve,
complex,
imperfect
informa5on.
6. And
they
teach
us
to
weigh
evidence
skep5cally
and
consider
more
than
one
side
of
every
ques5on.
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Ten
reasons
why
Humani;es
maGer
(2)
7. Humani5es
students
build
skills
in
wri5ng
and
cri5cal
reading.
8. The
humani5es
encourage
us
to
think
crea5vely.
They
teach
us
to
reason
about
being
human
and
to
ask
ques5ons
about
our
world.
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Ten
reasons
why
Humani;es
maGer
(2)
9. The
humani5es
develop
informed
and
cri5cal
ci5zens.
Without
the
humani5es,
democracy
could
not
ourish.
Can
you
think
of
another
one?
Whats
your
tenth
reason?
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