Discussion of the humanities (eg literature, philosophy)
One of three major sub-divisions for a liberal education, which includes such subjects as English, History, Languages, Philosophy, and Religion. Disciplines that study human cultures and expressions. The study of the manmade arts such as art, literacy, music that convey the cultural aspects of humanity. Art, Communications, Counseling, Education, English, Foreign Languages (Italian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, others), Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Speech, Theatre Generally, the fields of art, communication, languages, literature, philosophy and religion are grouped into the broader academic area referred to as the humanities. ... The study of literature, history, art, philosophy and other non-technical or scientific subjects. Subjects such as English, philosophy, language, and literature as distinguished from the social sciences, and natural and physical sciences. humanistic discipline: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); 'the college of arts and sciences' The humanities are those academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. ...
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