Humanities 100 intro fall2014
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A N I N T R O D U C T I O N
HUMANITIES 100
Alexis Persani/Léo Caillard, Street Stone (2012)
WHAT ARE THE HUMANITIES?
• A collection of disciplines • Classics• History• Linguistics• Literature• Performing Arts• Music• Theater• Dance
• Philosophy• Religion• Visual Arts
WHAT ARE THE HUMANITIES?
• A collection of disciplines: • Common method of critical thinking
• Examining evidence through observation• Studying the context of an issue• Discerning the relevant criteria for making a
judgment• Using the right methods to reach a judgment• Applying the correct theories to understand the
problem.
WHAT ARE THE HUMANITIES?
• A collection of disciplines: • Common method of critical thinking• Common research technique
• Identifying research problem• What have others said about this?• Identify the purpose of the research• Forming specific questions• Collect data• Analyze data• Evaluate and Report results
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Overview of Western Culture
Alexis Persani/Léo Caillard, Street Stone (2012)
WESTERN CULTUREWhat Are the Humanities?:
Week 1
• What makes us human?• What is the so-called
crisis of the humanities?• Human values vs.
market values• Why the humanities
matter
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Globalism & The Impact of Technology Week 2:
• How do human values work in a technological society?
WESTERN CULTURE
Visual Arts: Week 3
• Historical periods• How to look at art• Realism• Abstraction• Why it matters
Aeneas’ Flight From TroyFederico Barocci, 1598
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Music and the Performative Arts- Week 4
• Melody • Rhythm• Pitch • Harmony• How music works• Why music and dance
matter
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Communication and Performance - Week 5
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Religions of the World - Week 6
WHAT WILL WE STUDY?
• Philosophy: Foundations and Modern Ideas - Week 7
• Aristotle • Plato• John Locke• David Hume• Immanuel Kant
Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ (1509-10), with Plato and Aristotle
WHAT WILL WE LEARN?
• What is knowledge, and how do we acquire it?• Epistemology
• How do we define the role of the artist?• Including visual artist, writer, musician, etc.
• What can the arts accomplish?• What are differences in what is accomplished between,
for example, music and the visual arts.
• How does philosophy differ from opinion? • How do knowing common fallacies help us discern good
arguments?
HUMANITIES 100
Welcome to the class!
• Please ask course questions in the “Ask the Professor” conference.• The best way to reach me is via email
walter.ratliff@faculty.umuc.edu• Please see the syllabus for information about
projects and assignments.
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