The usefulness of literature and philosophy
A Renaissance conception of the usefulness and value of the humanities, for humanity.
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11, 2018
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11, 2018
Bleeding crimson: Harvard loses the humanities (Noah D. Dasanaike, Harvard Crimson)
Harvard follows the general trends in academic enrollments, with the sciences gaining and the humanities losing.
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11, 2018
AI rules (John W. Miller, America)
Can there be ethical rules for AI?
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11, 2018
W(h)ither the humanities? (Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic)
Can humanities study remain relevant in the world of STEM?
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10, 2018
On the classics and our culture (Daniela Monti, Corriere della Sera)
That the Greek conception of life still molds our own.
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10, 2018
AI and Greek myth (Adrienne Mayor, Asia Times)
Can Pandora's story yield a warning about the promise of AI?
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10, 2018
The ghosts of Rome
Voices of the spirit world and their historical, timeless importance.
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09, 2018
Building Knowledge in the Humanities
From a talk on the humanities and Renaissance humanism presented at Syracuse University, April 2018
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09, 2018
AI misconceived (Michael Jordan, Medium)
Both scientists and the general public misunderstand the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.
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09, 2018
Humanities and the environment (Bess Connolly Martell, YaleNews)
Studying the interrelationship between the humanities and the environmental sciences.