The case for the humanities : pedagogy, polity, interdisciplinarity / Eric Touya de Marenne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Touya de Marenne, Eric, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Philosophy.

Humanities.

Humanities--Study and teaching (Higher).

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Universities and colleges--Curricula.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

xi, 145 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

"Countering the perception that the humanities are unessential, this volume contends that their well-being has not only academic but also cultural, political, and existential ramifications. Our technologically-driven world possesses the means of its own destruction, while economic and financial policies undermine the very existence of our democracy. At the same time, the postmodern and post-human age fundamentally challenges our ability and legitimacy to conceive future ideals. It is within this context that the humanities provide essential paths through which the teaching and knowledge of other academic fields such as STEM and economics must be re-envisioned. In short, the humanities must be brought back to the center of academic life. The political and pedagogical implications of this interdisciplinary study thus entail a renewed critique to rethink the relation between higher education, society, and the world at large (politically, economically, scientifically, and technologically) and the importance of the humanities within it. At the heart of this reconsideration, the humanities' and humanity's fate and future become one"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

The Humanities at Risk 1

Disconnections: Theory, Society, Politics 4

The Limits of Anti-Foundationalism and Anti-Humanism 7

The End of Democracy? 10

Pedagogical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives 13

After the Postmodern/Posthuman? 15

The Case for the Humanities 17

Notes 19

1 The Humanities in the City 21

Polity and Pedagogy: Beyond Relativity 22

Public School, Music, and Citizenship 24

Seneca and the Necessity of Virtue 26

Studia. Humanitatis and Realpolitik 28

Cultivating Alterity 31

The Postmodern and Utilitarian Challenge 34

Beyond Borders: Bettering Humanity 36

Notes 40

2 Humanizing Economics 43

The Market and Liberal Education 43

Uncovering the Rhetoric of Economics 47

Historicism, Narrative, Empathy 51

Questioning Homo Economicus 57

Globalization with a Human Face 62

Notes 67

3 Searching for STEM'S Telos 69

The Limits of Science 70

Da Vinci's Hostinaio Rigore 74

Deciphering Einstein's Interdisciplinary Mind 77

Toward a Poetics of the Universe 81

Jonas's Ethics of Responsibility 83

A Liberal Arts' Pedagogy for Technology? 89

The Challenges of Transhumanism/Posthumanism 93

Notes 96

4 Transcendent Humanities 99

Transmitting Heritage 99

Bibliotherapy and Healing Humanities 102

Remembering Auschwitz 105

Rwanda and Multidirectional Memories 109

Toward Empathy and Meaning 111

Women Transcending Margins 114

Contrapuntal Readings 118

Notes 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-140) and index.

ISBN:

9781475825015

1475825013

9781475825022

1475825021

OCLC:

953423798