A Home of the Humanities

This book PDF is perfect for those who love Art genre, written by James N. Carder and published by Harvard University Press which was released on 30 May 2024 with total hardcover pages 204. You could read this book directly on your devices with pdf, epub and kindle format, check detail and related A Home of the Humanities books below.

A Home of the Humanities

Author	: James N. Carder
File Size	: 49,7 Mb
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 30 May 2024
ISBN	: 0884023656
Pages	: 204 pages

Get Book

A Home of the Humanities by James N. Carder Book PDF Summary

Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss were consummate collectors and patrons. The illustrated essays in this volume reveal how the Blisses' wide-ranging interests in art, music, gardens, architecture, and interior design resulted in the creation of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection--what they came to call their "home of the humanities."

A Home of the Humanities by James N. Carder,James Nelson Carder

Get Book

Permanent Crisis by Paul Reitter,Chad Wellmon

Leads scholars and anyone who cares about the humanities into more effectively analyzing the fate of the humanities and digging into the very idea of the humanities as a way to find meaning and coherence in the world. The humanities, considered by many as irrelevant for modern careers and hopelessly

Get Book

Not for Profit by Martha C. Nussbaum

In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues,

Get Book

Arts and Humanities in Progress by Dario Martinelli

The book aims to introduce a research concept called "Numanities", as one possible attempt to overcome the current scientific, social and institutional crisis of the humanities. Such crisis involves their impact on, and role within, society; their popularity among students and scholars; and their identity as producers and promoters of

Get Book

Defining the Humanities by Robert E. Proctor

"Think of this as 'The Thinking Man's Bloom' or 'The Thinking Woman's Closing of the American Mind.' It takes up debates about education and reasons about them, where Bloom often only blasted away. . . . This is one of the more helpful recent statements of the case for the classics, accompanied

Get Book

Why We Need the Humanities by Donald Drakeman

An entrepreneur and educator highlights the surprising influence of humanities scholarship on biomedical research and civil liberties. This spirited defence urges society to support the humanities to obtain continued guidance for public policy decisions, and challenges scholars to consider how best to fulfil their role in serving the common good.

Get Book

Education and Equality by Danielle Allen

American education as we know it today—guaranteed by the state to serve every child in the country—is still less than a hundred years old. It’s no wonder we haven’t agreed yet as to exactly what role education should play in our society. In these Tanner Lectures,

Get Book

The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities by Paul Crawford,Brian Brown,Andrea Charise

Divided into two main sections, the Companion looks at "Reflections" - offers current thinking and definitions within health humanities, and "Applications" comprises a wide selection of a range of arts and humanities modalities from comedy and writing to dancing, yoga and horticulture.

Get Book