Tag: philosophy
The School of Life : Humanities Graduates in the New Economy
On the tail of my recent post delving into the nature and value of the humanities, this quick addendum. It’s inspired by this short video from The School of Life, which examines the sense of exile felt by lovers of the humanities stuck in a capitalist economy. What the video clarifies for me: According
Practicing the Humanities – Amanda Anderson
If you’ve ever taken to the serious pursuit of the humanities (literature, philosophy, history or any of their classic buddies), you’ve no doubt been reminded as I have, on countless social occasions, of the noble yet useless tenor of such passions. Still in hot pursuit of classical letters, I’ve begun to take note, of late,