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Rens Bod@rensbod.bsky.social |
Do we need a new definition of the humanities?
According to Jeffrey Wilson we do, and he writes that "the humanities study the things humans make."
I welcome attempts to come up with new definitions of the humanities, but we must recognize that...
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Rens Bod
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...the "humanities" can mean very different things in different parts of the world - even if we limit ourselves to the anglophone world. E.g., in some countries, the field of linguistics is part of humanities, in other countries it isn't. Same for anthropology and economics.
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