Building Knowledge in the Renaissance: Humanist Constructs and Conversations
How did Renaissance humanities build knowledge in ways that still have meaning today? An upcoming talk and discussion at Syracuse University.
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04, 2018
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04, 2018
History and the Natural Sciences
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) assesses, for his students in Basel, the relation between history and the natural sciences, “the only disinterested comrades we have.” […]
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04, 2018
Spatial imagining uncovers hidden Amazon civilization (Robert Lee Hotz, Wall Street Journal)
Satellite and other imagery discloses new ranges of human history.
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03, 2018
Squaring the circle with the humanities (Linus Devadoss, Jewish World Review)
How complexity is part of the humanities' calculus.
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03, 2018
Use, value, and science: the spirit of our time
Whether use and value is the only force at work in our lives.
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02, 2018
Science, art, and modern history
Whether science offers our history more hope or hopelessness.
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02, 2018
Humanities in High School (Grace Huddleston, Rochester Post Bulletin)
What can high-school humanities provide in the age of STEM?
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02, 2018
Laser lights up Mayan civilization (Jacey Fortin, New York Times)
How we can learn from the ancients, assisted by modern science.
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01, 2018
The humanities need no case
The humanities chart the heights and depths of humanity.
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01, 2018
Flowers, humanity, and the use of the useless
What is "useless" serves to remind us of our humanity.