Humanities
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Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term 'humanities' referred to the study of classical literature and language, as opposed to the study of religion or 'divinity.' The study of the humanities was a key part of the secular curriculum in universities at the time. Today, the humanities are more frequently defined as any fields of study outside of natural sciences, social sciences, formal sciences (like mathematics), and applied sciences (or professional training). They use methods that are primarily critical, speculative, or interpretative and have a significant historical element—as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of science.
The humanities include the studies of philosophy, religion, history, language arts (literature, writing, oratory, rhetoric, poetry, etc.), performing arts (theater, music, dance, etc.), and visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, filmmaking, etc.).
Some definitions of the humanities encompass law and religion due to their shared characteristics, such as the study of language and culture. However, these definitions are not universally accepted, as law and religion are often considered professional subjects rather than humanities subjects. Professional subjects, like some social sciences, are sometimes classified as being part of both the liberal arts and professional development education, whereas humanities subjects are generally confined to the traditional liberal arts education. Although sociology, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and psychology share some similarities with the humanities, these are often considered social sciences. Similarly, disciplines such as finance, business administration, political science, economics, and global studies have closer ties to the social sciences rather than the humanities.
Scholars in the humanities are called ''humanities scholars'' or sometimes ''humanists''. The term ''humanist'' also describes the philosophical position of humanism, which antihumanist scholars in the humanities reject. Renaissance scholars and artists are also known as humanists. Some secondary schools offer humanities classes usually consisting of literature, history, foreign language, and art.
Human disciplines like history and language mainly use the comparative method and comparative research. Other methods used in the humanities include hermeneutics, source criticism, esthetic interpretation, and speculative reason. Provided by Wikipedia
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342by Cucchi, Thomas, Barnett, Ross, Martínková, Natália, Renaud, Sabrina, Renvoisé, Elodie, Evin, Allowen, Sheridan, Alison, Mainland, Ingrid, Wickham-Jones, Caroline, Tougard, Christelle, Quéré, Jean Pierre, Pascal, Michel, Pascal, Marine, Heckel, Gerald, O'Higgins, Paul, Searle, Jeremy B., Dobney, Keith M.Contributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in Evolution (2014)
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343Contributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council for funding of the UK-Irish Criminal Justice Cooperation...”
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344More than Needle and Thread: Inuit Knowledge Sharing and Well-being through Community-based Programsby Greene, Ezra Anton, Zawadski, Krista UlujukContributors: “...the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in American Review of Canadian Studies (2022)
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345Contributors: “...School of Humanities / Foreign Languages and Translation Studies...”
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346by Archer, Lewis, Ford, James D., Pearce, Tristan, Kowal, Slawomir, Gough, William A., Allurut, MishakContributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
Published in Sustainability Science (2016)
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347by Ramsøe, Abigail, Clark, Melody S., Sleight, Victoria A.Contributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in Cell Stress and Chaperones (2020)
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348by Arminen, ElinaContributors: “...School of Humanities / Finnish Language and Cultural Research...”
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349by Lemenkova, PolinaContributors: “...Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities...”
Published 2015
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350by Lemenkova, PolinaContributors: “...Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities...”
Published 2015
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351by Lemenkova, PolinaContributors: “...Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities...”
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352by Puzey, GuyContributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)...”
Published 2008
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353Contributors: “...The University of Newcastle. College of Human & Social Futures, School of Humanities, Creative...”
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354by Britton, Kate, McManus-Fry, Ellen, Nehlich, Olaf, Richards, Mike, Ledger, Paul M., Knecht, RickContributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2018)
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355by Manning, AdamContributors: “...The University of Newcastle. College of Human & Social Futures, School of Humanities, Creative...”
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356Contributors: “...School of Humanities and Social Sciences...”
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357by Moan, Inger Synnøve, Bye, Elin K, Rossow, IngeborgContributors: “...Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences...”
Published in European Journal of Public Health (2021)
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358by Hoffmann, Lara Wilhelmine, Jónsson, Þorlákur Axel, Meckl, Markus HermannContributors: “...School of Humanities and Social Sciences...”
Published in Nordicom Review (2022)
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359by Ramsøe, Abigail, Clark, Melody S., Sleight, Victoria A.Contributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in Cell Stress and Chaperones (2020)
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360Contributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
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