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Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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“The sense of humanity has not yet left me”

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Kant

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2
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This is composed of academic disciplines that make it distinctive in both content and method from the physical and biological sciences

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Humanities

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3
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Humanities is derived from the Latin word?

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Humanus

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4
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What does humanus mean?

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Human, cultured, refined

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5
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What is the Latin word for humanities?

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Humanitas

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6
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It is the quality which distinguishes man from species undeserving of belonging to homo humanus

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Humanitas

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7
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The barbarian lacks _____, which is respect for moral values; circumscribe by the word culture

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Pietas

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8
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Who said that man is the measure of all things?

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Protagoras

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9
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Who said that the humanities are the stories, the ideas, and the words that help us make sense of our lives

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White

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10
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Give examples of art

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Architecture, painting, and sculpture; music, dance, the theater or drama, and literature

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11
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What method is applied in the humanities?

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Reflexive method - the humanist learns about the self

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12
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Who said that a scientist tends to know everything about the world that he forgets to know anything about himself?

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Thales of Miletus

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13
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Art is derived from the Latin word ___

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ars

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14
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What does ars mean

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Ability or skill

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15
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Who said that art is difficult to define because people create it and it is subject to many definitions

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Broomer (1997)

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16
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Who said that art can portray human emotions and evoke them; express harmony or disharmony; and is humanity’s most essential universal language ?

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Broomer (1997)

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17
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Who said that art is something that brings us into direct communication with others and reveals the essence of our existence

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Martin and Jacobus (2008)

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18
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Who said that wherever men have lived together, art has sprung up among them as a language charged with feeling and significance

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Sanchez

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19
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What are Panisan’s, Bongabong, and Boongaling & Trinidad’s three assumptions about art?

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Art is universal, art is not nature, and art involves experience

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20
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Art is everywhere; art has no limit, and it rises above cultures, races, and civilization. It is timeless because it goes beyond the time of our own existence.

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Art is universal

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21
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Art is man-made; it is a creation of man utilizing his thoughtful skill and artistry. Works of art are made by artists to adore the wonders of life and the beauty of God’s creation

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Art is not Nature

22
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Art is a depiction of our experiences. We can only appreciate art if we spend time to look at it, touch it, and feel it.

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Art involves experience

23
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What are the three functions of art according to Leano and Agtani

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Personal, social, and physical functions

24
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An artist may create out of need for self expression or gratification

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Personal Function

25
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This art usually expresses collective ideas about human life in relation to the divine

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Religious art

26
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True or false: One cannot conceive of a society without art

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True

27
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Art performs a social function when:

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  1. It influences social behavior
  2. It is used as display for celebrations
  3. Commemorating important personages in society
28
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What are the physical functions of art?

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  1. Form and Function
  2. Architecture
  3. Community Planning
29
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What are the different community areas?

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Residential Districts
Industrial and commercial areas
Civic Centers
Parks, plazas, and malls
Streets and roads

30
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Who said this, “to think feelings and feel thoughtfully is to apprehend the world in moments of contradiction and re-creation”

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Bertolt Brecht

31
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At the vital center of the humanities is how the social person encounters the world through emotion, thought and action

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Art as aesthetic performance

32
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Social history produces art and art produces social history through representation and reinvention using the labor and capital of artistic production

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Art as social history

33
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Someone who commissions works of art, often orders more monumental tributes

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Patron

34
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When did the distinctino of artist and artisan take place

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14th century

35
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According to Gabelo (2018), this refers to someone who exhibits exceptional skills in the visual or performing arts

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Artist

36
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This refers to a person who is skilled in trade that involves making things by hand

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Artisan

37
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Who published the book Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects

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Geogio Visari

38
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What are the two classifications of Western Art

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Major art and Minor art

39
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This art is primarily concerned with the form of beauty

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Major art

40
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These are made by artisans and concerned with functionality and usefulness of human-made objects

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Minor art

41
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According to Leano Agtani, an ____ is dedicated only to creative side, making visually pleasing work only for enjoyment

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Artist

42
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This is essentially a manual worker who makes items with his or her hands; create things of great beuaty as well as being functional

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Artisan

43
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What are the three broad categories of major visual arts?

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Pictures, sculpture, and architecture

44
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What is the Latin word for pictures?

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Pingo

45
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What does pingo mean?

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I paint

46
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What is the latin word for image?

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Imago

47
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What does imago mean?

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Likeness

48
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True or false: Pictures include mosaics, stained glass, tapestries, drawings, prints, and photographs

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True

49
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What are the seven major arts in western civilization

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Visual: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

Performing: Music, Dance, Drama

Linguistic: Literature

50
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