The Humanities

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This paper explains that the humanities are distinguished from other more scientific fields of academic knowledge in that empirical means of investigation are not used but rather methods, which are analytical, speculative and critical, are employed. The author reviews some of the numerous interdisciplinary fields, which comprise the humanities: classics, history, languages, literature, law, performing arts, philosophy, religion, visual arts and art history. The paper also traces the history of the humanities from ancient Greece and Rome to the Renaissance to the United States in the digital era.

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The Humanities - Types
The Humanities - History

From the Paper:

"Painting refers to the process of applying pigment that is suspended in a medium and a binding agent, such as glue, to a surface, such as a canvas, piece of paper, or a wall. When used in art, painting combines with drawing, composition, and other aesthetic means in order to elicit an image. Painting may be employed as a means of expressing spiritual messages - we see this on everything from pottery to the Sistine Chapel, which was created by Michelangelo. The essence of painting is color. While color is subjective, it is widely known for having subtle psychological effects that differ from culture to culture."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Austin, John. The Province of Jurisprudence Determined. New York: Prometheus Books, 2000. Dworkin, Ronald. Law's Empire. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986.
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• Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Allen W. Wood, tr. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002.
• Kernan, Alvin, ed. What's Happened to the Humanities? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997.

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