Meaning of the Humanities
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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?

  • Charitable and kind
  • Philosophical belief
  • Human, cultured, and refined (correct)
  • Scientific and technical
  • 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?

    <p>Humanities study aspects of the human condition, while humanism is a specific philosophical belief</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the humanities seek to understand, appreciate, and critique?

    <p>Human conduction in all its depth and range of meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The term 'humanities' is derived from the Latin word 'humanus' which means 'human, cultured and refined'

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Humanities are a well-defined group of scientific and technical subjects

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Humanism and humanitarianism are the same as humanities

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Humanities are not limited to a single paradigm defining any discipline

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The humanities seek to critique the human condition in all its depth and range of meaning

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Each science specializes in examining a specific ______

    <p>dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The humanities encompass a collection of sciences that objectively study various aspects of ______ beings

    <p>human</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Intellectuals in the 19th century were captivated by the achievements of the ______ sciences

    <p>natural</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The birth of the humanities transformed human beings from subjective entities into subjects of ______ knowledge

    <p>scientific</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Psychology focuses on the study of mental and ______ processes

    <p>emotional</p> Signup and view all the answers

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