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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401Contributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
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402by Godden, Naomi J, Farrant, Brad M, Yallup Farrant, Jaime, Heyink, Emma, Carot Collins, Eva, Burgemeister, Bella, Tabeshfar, Mena, Barrow, Jason, West, Mara, Kieft, Jasmine, Rothwell, Mason, Leviston, Zoe, Bailey, Susan, Blaise, Mindy, Cooper, TrudiContributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
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403by KARHU, LAURAContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Humanities...”
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404by KARHUNEN, MARIContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Humanities...”
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405by JYRKINEN, TIIAContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Humanities...”
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406Contributors: “...Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH)...”
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407by MEANEY, ALEKSISContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Humanities...”
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408by B. N. Porfiryev, V. N. Leksin, Б. Н. Порфирьев, В. Н. ЛексинContributors: “...Russian Foundation for the Humanities (grant 15-02-00650)...”
Published in MIR (Modernization. Innovation. Research) (2018)
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409Contributors: “...Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH)...”
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410by Arnold, Lauren M, Hanna, Kevin, Noble, BramContributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council...”
Published in Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (2019)
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411by Szpak, Paul, Savelle, James M., Conolly, James, Richards, Michael P.Contributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
Published in Quaternary Science Reviews (2019)
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412by Beveridge, Leah, Fournier, Mélanie, Lasserre, Frédéric, Huang, Linyan, Têtu, Pierre-LouisContributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
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413by Candy, Ian, Oliveira, Dulce, Parkes, Daniel, Sherriff, Jennifer, Thornalley, DavidContributors: “...Arts and Humanities Research Council...”
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414by Metsälä, HeidiContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities...”
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415Contributors: “...Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...”
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416by Sayle, Kerry L., Hamilton, W. Derek, Gestsdóttir, Hildur, Cook, Gordon T.Contributors: “...Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities (NOS-H)...”
Published in Quaternary Geochronology (2016)
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417Contributors: “...School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA)...”
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418Contributors: “...Australian Academy of the Humanities...”
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419by Alava, JonnaContributors: “...Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities...”
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420by de la Hoz del Hoyo, DiegoContributors: “...University of Edinburgh, College of Humanities and Social Sciences...”
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