This document discusses the humanities and its importance. It defines the humanities as the study of classical languages and literature, as well as philosophy, art, and other cultural artifacts. The humanities are important because they help people understand others, foster social justice, and reveal how humans make sense of the world. It also lists 10 reasons to study humanities, such as developing skills in critical thinking, communication, and gaining a global perspective. Finally, it states that the main branches of humanities include literature, art, music, philosophy, history, religion and language.

1. What is
HUMANITIES?

2. The study of
classical
languages
and classical
literatures

3. The Latin and
Greek
classics as a
field of study.

4. The study of
literature,
philosophies,
art, etc.

5. Why
HUMANITIES
is important?

6. 1. The humanities
help us
understand others
through their
languages,
histories and
cultures.

7. 2. They
foster social
justice and
equality.

8. 3. And they reveal
how people have
tried to make
moral, spiritual
and intellectual
sense of the world.

9. 4. The
humanities
teach
empathy.

10. 5. They teach us
to deal critically
and logically with
subjective,
complex, imperfect
information.

11. 6. And they teach
us to weigh
evidence
skeptically and
consider more
than one side of
every question.

12. 7. Humanities
students build
skills in writing
and critical
reading.

13. 8. The humanities
encourage us to think
creatively. They teach
us to reason about
being human and to
ask questions about
our world.

14. 9. The humanities
develop informed
and critical citizens.
Without the
humanities,
democracy could
not flourish.

15. 10
REASONS TO
STUDY
HUMANITIES

16. 1. To practice the
analytical thinking
skills you need to
be a successful
student and
employee.

17. 2. To improve
your skill at
oral and
written
communication

18. 3. To see the
interconnectedness
of all areas of
knowledge - how
it all fits
together.

19. 4. To develop a
global perspective
by studying
cultures
throughout the
world.

20. 5. To deepen your
understanding
and appreciation
of other's cultures
and other's points
of view.

21. 6. To support and
strengthen your
local arts community
by learning to
appreciate the
importance of
creativity.

22. 7. To clarify your
values by
comparing and
contrasting them
to what others
have thought.

23. 8. To deepen your
sources of wisdom
by learning how
others have dealt
with failures,
success, adversities,
and triumphs.

24. 9. To appreciate
what is enduring
and to be able to
tell the difference
between the
meaningless and
the meaningful.

25. 10. To be
inspired by some
of the greatest
minds and
thoughts of the
ages.

26. What are the
different
branches of
humanities?

27. The different branches of
humanities include literature,
art, music, philosophy, history,
religion and language. People
use the humanities to
document and explore the
human experience, and there
are further branches that
intersect with the scientific
world.

28. The branches of humanities
can therefore be defined as
literature, history,
languages, religion,
philosophy, music, art and
dance. Each of these
subjects studies the human
experience and constructs,
as opposed to natural
processes.

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