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Chapter 1. The Humanities. A ShiningBeacon
Humanities - answer-The class of studies concerned with human nature.
-"Human Studies"
Humanism - answer-"The doctrine of science of human nature."
Human - answer-"Of man, human"
-Philanthropic, kind, gentle, polite, learned, refined, civilized
Define the Disciplines of Humanities - answer-A given art form and or field of academic
study which studies human culture.
-for example: Lit, art, music, theater, film, and television.
Define The Themes of humanities - answer-A given philosophical theme/field of
academic study
-For example: Religion, Morality, Happiness, Love, Life-Affirmation, Nature, & Freedom
Explore the traditional mandate: __________ - answerKNOW THYSELF
Spirit: - answer-Our creative & intellectual expression of who we are.
-The journey into self knowledge leads us to truth.
First ACT OF THE MIND - answer-Understanding (Definition)
-Define your terms: be clear and precise. What is the etymology, or root word? WHAT
do your terms mean? What do we mean by the statement we are putting forth?
-It is important that we define our terms because if we don't, we our understanding is
unjustifiable. Knowledge is JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF. Our claim/belief must be justified
(we need to know how to reason for it) and these reasons must be TRUE.
-Once we are clear on what we are talking about (understanding) we can then advance
at
Second ACT OF THE MIND - answer-Judgment (Thesis)
-WHAT are you claiming to be true or false?
A great aid to judgment is DIALOGUE. In
-DIALOGUE, we "talk out" an idea, to see its strengths and weaknesses, BEFORE we
make up our mind (this dialectic method is known as the SOCRATIC METHOD)
Third ACT OF THE MIND - answer-Reasoning (Argument)
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