Chapter 1: The Humanities: A Shining Beacon – Flashcards
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Humanity will not only survive, it will prevail.
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William Faulkner
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Aesthetic
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An experience in the arts or in life, such as watching a sunset, that we value for no reason beyond itself.
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Beauty
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A pleasing arrangement of parts that affects us aesthetically.
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Discipline
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.In the humanities, a given art form- literature, visual art, music, drama, dance, and cinema.- as well as a field of academic study (such as "literary theory" or "history of dance")
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Humanism
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Only through such study could one become fully human; A term that is now expanded to include the study of contributions from all cultures.
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Humanities
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Once limited to "the best products of the best minds,"; Now described as creative expressions of men and women around the world.
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Renaissance Man
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A label often applied to Leonardo da Vinci, indicating his display of genius in many areas from art to science; Now used as a high praise for anyone who has earned a reputation for high achievement in several fields.
