Value of the Humanities, The energizers even though this term only

even though this term only gained currency

the author criticizes the former and advocates the latter

Patient responds with a simple head nod

that will inform the work of those already engaged in the field

This book captures key facets of current thoughts

Value of the Humanities, The energizers even though this term onlyThe 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