Quotes from thinkers, old and new, about how the humanities relate to our lives.
2208, 2018
Astronomy and “new philosophy”
Can scientific observation lead to greater illusion?
208, 2018
Humanities, education, and the continuity of culture
The humanities, although not inherently "practical and useful," nurture the gifted child, and all children.
2307, 2018
Humanities, science, and culture
Considering the common cause between humanities and the sciences.
1007, 2018
The truth of the soul and the soul of truth
What it takes to be a psychoanalyst.
107, 2018
The humanities and what we become, or what we do
The humanities let us become, and do, what we fully can.
2606, 2018
Thinking on time at the origins of physics
Thoughts on time and eternity shape the origins of physics
1306, 2018
Lunar visions: an astronaut gains a new perspective on the unity of knowledge
Lunar travel, as old as Lucian, achieves a new sublimity through the Apollo missions.
2205, 2018
What universities can do
Universities and centers of learning can help realize the potential of natural talent.
1605, 2018
Purpose and passion: innovating humanities research at Duke University
A new grant at Duke aims at innovating how the humanities are taught and understood.
1405, 2018
The wanderings of scholars
How scholars diminish themselves by denigrating others unjustly.