Quotes from thinkers, old and new, about how the humanities relate to our lives.
2412, 2019
The higher good that leads us upward
We do not define the higher good; it defines us.
2611, 2019
Reflections on the unity of knowledge
The way fields of knowledge form a unity that is increasingly fractured in the modern age.
1311, 2019
Mining the mind’s hidden resources.
How we may find the truth within in the face of care and distraction.
709, 2019
Science and the suburbs
A poem about science and suburban protest.
2207, 2019
Finding the soul in the play of words
How the spontaneity of the soul is often dulled by practical and political concerns.
807, 2019
Humanities, self-knowledge, and our digital times
Discussing the need to re-discover the historical force of the humanities in our scattered lives.
605, 2019
Faith in machinery and the question of culture
Does the machinery of life become an end in itself?
2404, 2019
Coming to terms with the ‘non-morality’ of nature
Whether we can accept nature on nonmoral terms.
1004, 2019
Speaking for the humanities (Amanda Ruggeri, BBC Capital)
Statements supporting the humanities, from people in various fields.
2703, 2019
Beneath the heavens
Listening to astronomy and gazing at the stars.