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What is the meaning of the term 'Humanities'?
What is the meaning of the term 'Humanities'?
- Study of scientific and technical subjects
- Concern for charitable works and social reform
- Refinement of human's basic qualities (correct)
- Specific philosophical belief
What does the term 'humanus' mean in Latin?
What does the term 'humanus' mean in Latin?
- Charitable and kind
- Philosophical belief
- Human, cultured, and refined (correct)
- Scientific and technical
How are humanities different from other subjects?
How are humanities different from other subjects?
- They focus solely on philosophical beliefs
- They are concerned with charitable works and social reform
- They are not a group of scientific or technical subjects (correct)
- They study aspects of the natural world
What is the difference between humanities and humanism?
What is the difference between humanities and humanism?
What do the humanities seek to understand, appreciate, and critique?
What do the humanities seek to understand, appreciate, and critique?
True or false: The term 'humanities' is derived from the Latin word 'humanus' which means 'human, cultured and refined'
True or false: The term 'humanities' is derived from the Latin word 'humanus' which means 'human, cultured and refined'
True or false: Humanities are a well-defined group of scientific and technical subjects
True or false: Humanities are a well-defined group of scientific and technical subjects
True or false: Humanism and humanitarianism are the same as humanities
True or false: Humanism and humanitarianism are the same as humanities
True or false: Humanities are not limited to a single paradigm defining any discipline
True or false: Humanities are not limited to a single paradigm defining any discipline
True or false: The humanities seek to critique the human condition in all its depth and range of meaning
True or false: The humanities seek to critique the human condition in all its depth and range of meaning
Each science specializes in examining a specific ______
Each science specializes in examining a specific ______
The humanities encompass a collection of sciences that objectively study various aspects of ______ beings
The humanities encompass a collection of sciences that objectively study various aspects of ______ beings
Intellectuals in the 19th century were captivated by the achievements of the ______ sciences
Intellectuals in the 19th century were captivated by the achievements of the ______ sciences
The birth of the humanities transformed human beings from subjective entities into subjects of ______ knowledge
The birth of the humanities transformed human beings from subjective entities into subjects of ______ knowledge
Psychology focuses on the study of mental and ______ processes
Psychology focuses on the study of mental and ______ processes
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