The essence of a humanities education — reading the great literary and philosophical works and coming “to grips with the question of what living is for” — may become “a great luxury that many cannot afford.”
--Patricia Cohen, In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth
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That was a sad article. I think a humanities education is far from something we can't afford. I think we can't afford not to provide students with a solid grouding in the humanities.
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ReplyDeletehumanities tell us who we are and more importantly who we can be; how can we cost that?
ReplyDeleteI know. It's really a disturbing trend we're on. The humanities are vital.
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