Humanities Flashcards
Seeks for aesthetic qualities and value of experience which he deals
Artist
Not primarily concerned with the moral aspects of experience
Artist
Concerned to interpret other phases of experience
Philosopher
The artist’s treatment of beauty is
Actual
The philosopher’s treatment of beauty is
Theoretical
Seeks to analyze the experience of beauty so as to determine what constitutes it
Philosopher
It’s primary task is the actual expression of beauty
artist
His task of interpretarion necessitates that he is highly conscious of himself
Philosopher
Humanities comes from the word
Latin word “humanus”
humanus means
refined
cultured
human
norms, being civilize and socialize
refined
adaptation to the environment
cultured
having the nature of people, being a person
human
the expression of ourselves without using words
humanities
the study of man’s experience, goals, and aspirations
humanities
during this period, humanities dealt with the metaphysics of the religious philosopher
medieval age
during this period, the aim of humanities is to make man richer
renaissance period
during this period, the aim of humanities is to appreciate and understand the importance of human being, his ideas and aspirations
19th and 20th century
academic disciplines which study the human conditions using methods that are primarily analytic, critical or speculative as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences
humanities
records of man’s quest for answers to the fundamental questions he asks about himself and about life
humanities
he stated that “man is the measure of all things”
protagoras
one of the oldest and most important means of expression developed by man
art
concern with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of a sensuous medium
art
authors which are known for their moral teaching
writings of ancient latin
during this period, the goal was cultivation of spiritual life and preparation for the hereafter
medieval age
during this period, they asserted the intrinsic value of man’s life on earth
renaissance
during this period, humanities loss its prestige to the science
19th century
deal with the external world of man
sciences
deals with man’s internal world – w/ his personality & experiences
humanities
center of Humanities
man`
Branch of learning concerned with human thought, feelings and relations
humanities
provide more than just an appreciation of what is “true, good, & beautiful”.
humanities
enhances our daily experiences and they are attached to the very quality of our daily lives.
art
COMPONENTS OF HUMANITIES
Language History Education Religion Value Art
systematic means of human communication, particularly by arrangement of vocal sound conventionally representing concepts, feelings, objects, etc..
language
chenes of language
linguistic analysis
science of linguistics
semantics
hermeneutics
concerned with the ways by which sounds are organized, the patterns whereby meanings are selected & arranged, how sounds & meanings are linked.
science of linguistics
effort to solve philosophical problems by making language more precise.
semantics
generally analytic philosophy which attempts to delimit the sphere of meaningful propositions without becoming involved in the metaphysical & epistemological commitments.
linguistic analysis
interpretation of language.
hermeneutics
study of the past in an attempt to discover & understand what happened.
history
study and interpretation of the record of humans, societies, institutions and any topic that has changed over time.
history
chenes of history
historicity
historiography
philosophy of history
metahistory
term reserved for something apart from the factually historical.
historicity
writing of history
historiography
interpretative history.
philosophy of history
nature of history, its meaning and the cause & significance of historical change.
metahistory
study of the fundamental principles of the theory of education, as distinguished from science, techniques or methods of educational practice.
education
service to the community of man as an essential end of education.
humanism
sees man as inherently good.
naturalism
applies the methods of science
scientism
the individual’s preference for the good of the nation or state.
nationalism
sees education as a never-ending process
progressivism
sees the primary task of education as addressing current problems & inaugurating drastic social reform.
social reconstruction
refrain from social involvement & concentrates instead on intellectual development
traditionalism
believed that the learner is the principal agent in the educational process while the educator is essentially an instrumental cause who brings potentialities to realization.
thomistic philosophy
ideal preparatory study for philosophy
liberal arts
leads man to render to God
religion
integrated part of the human existence & experience
religion
cannot be segregated from the rest of man’s life
religion
set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe
religion
give expression to religious experience without separating it from concrete elements of that experience.
myth
tells something which cannot be directly perceived, properly described, or adequately defined by abstract concepts.
symbol
expression used to describe various attempts to develop the nation of value into a distinct branch of philosophy called “axiology”
value
theory of value.
axiology
fundamental & important to an individual’s existence
value
Guides man’s behavior and action
value
modern term for the philosophy of craft
art
Art is divided into two:
servile art
liberal art
makes an object from EXTERNAL PHYSICAL MATTER & is the result of bodily effort on the part of the maker.
SERVILE ART
SERVILE comes from the word
SERVILIS- Latin word
it means “to describe the handiwork often done by slaves or at least by member of the lower classes”
SERVILIS
an immanent activity whose object is immaterial & is FOUND PRIMARILY IN THE MIND or imagination of the artist.
LIBERAL ARTS
LIBERAL comes from the word
Latin- liberalis
it means “suitable for a freeman.”
liberalis
arts that require superior mental ability
liberal arts
