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comes from the Latin word “humanus” which means refined, culture and human
huaminities
would include norms, being civilize, and socialize
refined
pertains to the adaptation to
culture
-would simply mean having the nature of people, or being a person
-refers to the branches of learning concerned with human thought, feelings and
relations.
human
- the expression of ourselves without using the words
- the study of man’s expression, feelings, thought, intuition, values, and ideas
- the study of man’s experience, goals, and aspirations
- it is used to dramatize individual expressions
Working Definition:
AIMS OF HUMANITIES: During Medieval Age
It dealt with the metaphysics of the religious philosopher
AIMS OF HUMANITIES: Renaissance Period
To make man richer
AIMS OF HUMANITIES: During the 19th & 20th Century
To appreciate and understand the importance of human being, his ideas,
and aspirations
the study of humanity. It gives a broader understanding of the nature of man and
the human potential.
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
Goal: To understand our:
o Evolutionary origins
o Distinctiveness
o Diversity
- systematic study of the families, societies, and the great men
- it provides basis in the questions and concepts that have influenced people and
have helped to shape the conditions of humans today.
HISTORY
- “Love of wisdom”
- the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his
behavior and beliefs
PHILOSOPHY
- the study of human social relationships and institutions
- how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding
cultural and social structures.
SOCIOLOGY
- the systematic study of human language
- seeks to describe what human languages are like, how languages develop and
change, and how people learn and use language.
LINGUISTICS
- to expand knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in
relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination
and thought
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS