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The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
Irving Babbitt

Meaning of "the humanities" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE HUMANITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture. The humanities use methods that are primarily critical, or speculative, and have a significant historical element—as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences. The humanities include ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history, anthropology, area studies, communication studies, cultural studies, law and linguistics. Scholars in the humanities are "humanities scholars" or humanists. The term "humanist" also describes the philosophical position of humanism, which some "antihumanist" scholars in the humanities refuse. The Renaissance scholars and artists were also called humanists. Some secondary schools offer humanities classes, usually consisting of English literature, global studies, and art. Human disciplines like history, cultural anthropology, and psychoanalysis study subject matters that the experimental method does not apply to—and instead mainly use the comparative method and comparative research.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE HUMANITIES

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the Holy Land
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the Honourable
the Hook of Holland
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the hots
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the hour
the House
the human race
the hump
the hundreds
the hut
the hyperreal

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE HUMANITIES

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Synonyms and antonyms of the humanities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the humanities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE HUMANITIES

Find out the translation of the humanities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the humanities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the humanities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人文
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las humanidades
570 millions of speakers

English

the humanities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानविकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العلوم الإنسانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гуманитарные науки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humanidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les sciences humaines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemanusiaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Geisteswissenschaften
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人文科学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인문학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manungsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân văn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதநேயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानविकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beşeri bilimler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

le discipline umanistiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humanistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуманітарні науки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umaniste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οι ανθρωπιστικές επιστήμες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

die geesteswetenskappe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

humaniora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humaniora
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the humanities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HUMANITIES»

The term «the humanities» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.452 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HUMANITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the humanities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the humanities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the humanities

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE HUMANITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the humanities.
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Philip Warren Anderson
The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult.
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Irving Babbitt
The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
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Ruth Benedict
The adequate study of culture, our own and those on the opposite side of the globe, can press on to fulfillment only as we learn today from the humanities as well as from the scientists.
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Terry Eagleton
In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.
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Drew Gilpin Faust
As we have sought through the centuries to define ourselves as human beings and as nations through the prisms of history and literature, no small part of that effort has drawn us to the subject of war. We might even say that the humanities began with war and from war, and have remained entwined with it ever since.
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Barney Frank
What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the humanities, because you have people who don't want to study the social sciences, because it's not profitable, and now Newt, as the highest-paid historian in American history, may be an encouragement to people to study history.
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Clifford Geertz
I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false.
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Henry Giroux
As the humanities and liberal arts are downsized, privatized, and commodified, higher education finds itself caught in the paradox of claiming to invest in the future of young people while offering them few intellectual, civic, and moral supports.
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Eric Kandel
The biology of mind bridges the sciences - concerned with the natural world - and the humanities - concerned with the meaning of human experience.
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Jim Leach
I have a long-term interest in the humanities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE HUMANITIES»

Discover the use of the humanities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the humanities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
Drawing on the stories of troubling--and hopeful--educational developments from around the world, Nussbaum offers a manifesto that should be a rallying cry for anyone who cares about the deepest purposes of education.
Martha C. Nussbaum, 2012
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The Humanities and the Dream of America
Framed by essays that draw on Harpham’s pedagogical experiences abroad and as a lecturer at the U.S. Air Force Academy, as well as his vantage as director of the National Humanities Center, this book provides an essential perspective on ...
Geoffrey Galt Harpham, 2011
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Defining the Humanities: How Rediscovering a Tradition Can ...
This is one of the more helpful recent statements of the case for the classics, accompanied by rather venturesome curricular suggestions." —Christian Century "His exciting readable book calls for a return to a study of the classics—and ...
Robert E. Proctor, 1998
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Virtual Knowledge: Experimenting in the Humanities and the ...
This transformation is connected to the use of digital technologies and the virtualization of knowledge. In this book, scholars from a range of disciplines consider just what, if anything, is new when knowledge is produced in new ways.
Paul Wouters, Anne Beaulieu, Andrea Scharnhorst, 2013
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A Time for the Humanities: Futurity and the Limits of Autonomy
This book brings together an international roster of renowned scholars from disciplines including philosophy, political theory, intellectual history, and literary studies to address the conceptual foundations of the humanities and the ...
James Joseph Bono, Tim Dean, Ewa Płonowska Ziarek, 2008
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Scientific Methods for the Humanities
Focuses on the empirical research methods for the Humanities.
Willie Van Peer, Jèmeljan Hakemulder, Frank Hakemulder, 2012
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Death and the Humanities
This book illustrates the varied ways in which the humanities can express fundamental human experiences.
Sharon Scholl, 1984
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Travelling Concepts in the Humanities: A Rough Guide
Bal's focus for this book is the idea that interdisciplinarity in the humanities ? necessary, exciting, serious ? must seek its heuristic and methodological basis in concepts rather than its methods.
Mieke Bal, Sherry Marx-MacDonald, 2002
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What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture
What Science Offers the Humanities examines some of the deep problems facing the study of culture.
Edward Slingerland, 2008
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Electronic Texts in the Humanities : Principles and ...
This book introduces a range of tools and techniques for manipulating and analysing electronic texts in the humanities.
Susan Hockey, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE HUMANITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the humanities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local writers will share National Endowment for the Humanities grant
“At the Endowment we take very seriously the idea, expressed in our founding legislation, that the humanities belong to all the people of the United States,” NEH ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Major gift creates enticing package for 'rising stars' in the humanities
LAWRENCE — Since the founding of the University of Kansas 150 years ago, courses in the humanities have been the bedrock of a KU education. To further ... «KU Today, May 15»
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Does it Make Sense to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate? The Pros …
What you need to know before deciding to pursue a Ph.D. in the humanities is that when you finish your degree you will be entering a very difficult job market, ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Carnegie Corporation Makes a $6-Million Statement of Faith in the
A new fellowship program dedicated to supporting the humanities and social sciences will give scholars in those disciplines a major financial boost and time to ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr 15»
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Starving for wisdom: Why the humanities enrich our souls
Parents and students themselves are acting on these principles, retreating from the humanities. Among college graduates in 1971, there were about two ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 15»
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Report offers a mixed picture of state of the humanities in 2015
The last year has seen plenty of concern about the state of the humanities. Once popular English departments worry about their declining numbers of majors. «Inside Higher Ed, Apr 15»
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Do Humans Still Need to Study the Humanities?
Editor's note: Search the word “humanities” online and up pops the phrase “humanities under attack.” The majority of undergraduates today are majoring in ... «The New Republic, Mar 15»
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National Endowment for the Humanities chief looks to focus …
WASHINGTON -- The head of the National Endowment for the Humanities said Thursday that he wants to push humanities scholarship to become more directly ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jan 15»
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Oregon wins five grants from National Endowment for the Humanities
A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help pay for a new education wing at the Portland Japanese Garden. (Randy L.Rasmussen/The ... «OregonLive.com, Dec 14»
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Former Colby President William D. Adams Confirmed to Lead …
The United States Senate today confirmed former Colby College president William D. Adams as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. «Colby News, Jul 14»

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