Value of Humanities C

The Value of the Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the...
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Author: Small
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Language: English
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Value of Humanities C by Small

Value of Humanities C

$190.08

Value of Humanities C

$190.08
Author: Small
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The Value of the Humanities provides a critical account of the principal arguments used to defend the value of the Humanities. The claims considered are: that the Humanities study the meaning-making practices of culture, and bring to their work a distinctive understanding of what constitutes knowledge and understanding; that, though useful to society in many ways, they remain laudably at odds with, or at a remove from, instrumental use value; that they contribute to human happiness; that they are a force for democracy; and that they are a good in themselves, to be valued "for their own sake." Engaging closely with contemporary literary and philosophical work in the field from the UK and US, Helen Small distinguishes between arguments that retain strong Victorian roots (Mill on happiness; Arnold on use value) and those that have developed or been substantially altered since. Unlike many works in this field, The Value of the Humanities is not a polemic or a manifesto. Its purpose is to explore the grounds for each argument, and to test its validity for the present day. Tough-minded, alert to changing historical conditions for argument and changing styles of rhetoric, it promises to sharpen the terms of the public debate.

Author: Small
Publisher: Academic
Published: 01/02/2014
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780199683864


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2014 pg. 240

About the Author
Helen Small is Professor of English at Oxford University and Jonathan and Julia Aisbitt Fellow of English at Pembroke College, Oxford. She is the author of The Long Life, which was awarded the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism 2007, and the editor of The Public Intellectual.

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