What are the humanities for? Willem B. Drees

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drees, Willem B., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Philosophy.

Humanities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

"Human Humanities offers an accessible introduction to the humanities as a diverse but coherent domain of scholarship. Willem Drees here explores how the disciplines included within the humanities aim to offer insight into the self-understanding and self-expression of others and oneself. As this is done by humans and about humans, humanities scholarship is more self-involving than the sciences. Drawing on models in the fields of theology and religious studies, where personal engagement and academic distance sometimes clash, Drees also shows how his definition of the humanities clarifies their challenging character, public relevance, and intrinsic human value. Drees demonstrates how to think more clearly, and with greater coherence, about the humanities. His original proposals about the humanities will make this book of interest to scholars and students in the humanities and other disciplines, as well as those involved in academic leadership and science policy"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Canine, alien and human humanities : an introduction

Humanities : a tentative definition

Understanding others

Self-involving : philosophy and theology

Responsible scholarship

Professionals : how to live with interpretations

Humans

The value of the humanities

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 20, 2021)

Other Format:

Print version Drees, Willem B., 1954- What are the humanities for?

ISBN:

9781108974615

1108974619

OCLC:

1204264737

Access Restriction:

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