Small Helen (Jonathan And Julia Aisbitt Fellow In English Literature Pembroke College Oxford)
Small Helen (Jonathan And Julia Aisbitt Fellow In English Literature Pembroke College Oxford) - The Value Of The Humanities - Hardcover
Small Helen (Jonathan And Julia Aisbitt Fellow In English Literature Pembroke College Oxford) - The Value Of The Humanities - Hardcover
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Description: The Value of the Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the value of the Humanities. The claims considered are: that the Humanities study the meaning - making practices of culture and bring to their work a distinctive understanding of what constitutes knowledge and understanding; that though useful to society in many ways they remain laudably at odds with or at a remove from instrumental use value; that they contribute to human happiness; that they are a force for democracy; and that they are a good in themselves to be valued 'for their own sake'. Engaging closely with contemporary literary and philosophical work in the field from the UK and US Helen Small distinguishes between arguments that retain strong Victorian roots (Mill on happiness; Arnold on use value) and those that have developed or been substantially altered since. Unlike many works in this field The Value of the Humanities is not a polemic or a manifesto. Its purpose is to explore the grounds for each argument and to test its validity for the present day. Tough - minded alert to changing historical conditions for argument and changing styles of rhetoric it promises to sharpen the terms of the public debate.
Title: The Value Of The Humanities
Author(s): Small Helen (Jonathan And Julia Aisbitt Fellow In English Literature Pembroke College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199683864
Pages: 214 Pages
Publication Date: 1/2/2014
Category: History Of Education
Description: The Value of the Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the value of the Humanities. The claims considered are: that the Humanities study the meaning - making practices of culture and bring to their work a distinctive understanding of what constitutes knowledge and understanding; that though useful to society in many ways they remain laudably at odds with or at a remove from instrumental use value; that they contribute to human happiness; that they are a force for democracy; and that they are a good in themselves to be valued 'for their own sake'. Engaging closely with contemporary literary and philosophical work in the field from the UK and US Helen Small distinguishes between arguments that retain strong Victorian roots (Mill on happiness; Arnold on use value) and those that have developed or been substantially altered since. Unlike many works in this field The Value of the Humanities is not a polemic or a manifesto. Its purpose is to explore the grounds for each argument and to test its validity for the present day. Tough - minded alert to changing historical conditions for argument and changing styles of rhetoric it promises to sharpen the terms of the public debate.
Title: The Value Of The Humanities
Author(s): Small Helen (Jonathan And Julia Aisbitt Fellow In English Literature Pembroke College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199683864
Pages: 214 Pages
Publication Date: 1/2/2014
Category: History Of Education
