What does refined mean in history?
refine (v.) "to bring or reduce to a pure state or a condition of purity as full as possible," 1580s of metals; c. 1590 of manners ("purify from what is coarse, low, vulgar, inelegant, etc.;" from. "make fine," from fine (adj.)
3. What is Humanities?
Humanities came from the Latin word “Humanus”. It is the study of how
humans have expressed themselves through the arts throughout the history.
- Dr. Daniel Yagyagan
4. • Humanities also means human, cultured and refined. (Van de Bogart, 1970)
• Humanities emphasize the dignity of man and recognize creative expressions.
(Estolas , 1995)
• Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and
institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to
generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As
such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, art.
• To refine something also means to improve it by making small changes.
5. Humanities are records of Man’s experiences, his values, his
sentiments, his ideals and his goals.
They are ultimately the expression of man’s feelings and thoughts.
6. Why Study Humanities?
1. It helps us recognize fundamental values and principles such as beauty,
truth, love, and faith.
2. It develops our capacity for critical thinking and appreciation for cultural
heritage.
3. It fosters understanding across barriers of race, class, gender, or ethnicity.
4. It introduces us to people we have never met, places we have never visited,
and ideas that never crossed our minds.
