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What did the term 'humanities' refer to during the Renaissance?
What did the term 'humanities' refer to during the Renaissance?
- The study of religion and divinity
- The study of classical literature and language (correct)
- The study of natural sciences
- The study of applied sciences
What is a key characteristic that distinguishes humanities from natural sciences?
What is a key characteristic that distinguishes humanities from natural sciences?
- Mainly empirical approaches
- Emphasis on professional training
- Primarily critical, speculative, or interpretative methods (correct)
- Focus on mathematical theories
Which subjects are considered part of the humanities?
Which subjects are considered part of the humanities?
- Foreign languages, history, sociology (correct)
- Medicine, nursing, pharmacology
- Mathematics, computer science, engineering
- Physics, chemistry, biology
Why are law and religion sometimes encompassed within the definition of humanities?
Why are law and religion sometimes encompassed within the definition of humanities?
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What is the primary focus of humanities studies?
What is the primary focus of humanities studies?
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