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This publication helps readers sift through the earliest evidence so far unearthed of the very beginnings of humanity’s existence. They will discover how the human race begin and study the evidence of our immense diversity primarily in order to find what we have in common.  Readers will examine past civilization - beginning with the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans.  In addition, the publication traces the beginnings, the foundations, the major teachings, influential figures, and the spread of the three major world…

This book informs the student or any reader about the importance of the humanities. The book uses comprehensive terminology, but every term is specifically defined, and as long as the individual is willing to learn, the definition of terms will prove helpful in a variety of courses even if the individual does not have a background in the humanities. The book explores the cultural tradition of the humanities over a long time span, beginning with the Paleolithic period (Old Stone Age) and concluding with the 14th century Renaissance. The focus is primarily on the Western tradition, but…

Unique in its selection of essays, song lyrics, and fiction excerpts, Humanities, Society and Technology: Living with Change explores the impact of technology on humans and society by written expression. From the days of the Cuneiform tablets, to the Industrial Revolution, through today and even a look beyond, this text encourages readers to analyze and think critically about technology’s impact on society. Ethical questions regarding science and medicine are explored as are the perils of technological advancements. The influence of the Industrial Revolution on…

Introduction to Humanities: An Outline Guide is the outgrowth of many years of teaching Humanities at the collegiate level. Students are often overwhelmed by the amount of material in Humanities texts. Introduction to Humanities: An Outline Guide is a synthesis and reduction of this material. The text is a guide only that Instructors can lecture as usual while students fill in their booklets, thus offering a guided notetaking experience. Content is current and page layout easy to read. A table of contents at the…

Why is there a need to rediscover the essentials of human creativity? For one candid reason, we humans are unlike other species. We find pleasure in artistic expressions, historical experiences, literary and philosophical musings, and religious communities. Each of these human endeavors has impacted the shape of not only the individual psyche but of entire nations spanning back millennia since the emergence of the Homo sapiens species. Over these millennia, humanity cultivated and interlaced countless beliefs into its very essence to yield our contemporary society. Every form of expression…

Moral Issues and Movies is authoritative:

• Dr. Joseph Forte’s expertise on the content of the book derives from:
• His scholarship on ancient virtue ethics, as well as
• His expertise teaching ethical theories and issues at the university level since 2008
• Additionally, subject-matter experts reviewed and/or contributed to every chapter.

Moral Issues and Movies is designed to foster undergraduate student engagement and understanding by:

• Using recent mainstream films to illuminate philosophical concepts…

The emphasis in Introduction to Humanities is on the “big picture,” so that you will be able to follow the larger flow of cultural history and understand the place of individual works of art and literature in it. When appropriate, this is accompanied by close readings of key passages and detailed analyses of works of art, so that you can see how to appreciate this material. When you are finished, you will be familiar with many of the works that educated people have known and discussed for centuries. But you should also be able to see why these works have endured,…

Western Humanities and Christian Thought is an introduction to the philosophy, visual arts, music, and theatre of Western civilization from Ancient Greece to our own times. This book is unique among surveys of humanities in several ways.

First and foremost, it has a level of Christian thought permeating the entire book that goes beyond the surface, inviting students to think broadly and deeply about the relationship between faith and fine arts.

Second, it contains a more robust discussion of music and theatre than other humanities textbooks. The book…

This is a college-level book about humanities, a journey that begins in the Old Stone Age and concludes with the 14th-century European Renaissance. To discuss human civilization from such a vast time frame covering over 12,000 years was not an easy task, especially in the attempt to condense each chapter into a suitable format for the reader that still conveys the essential humanistic concepts for each particular time period. As such, I was challenged to, hopefully, convey to the reader in an engaging manner the human journey from the end of the last ice age to the beginning of recorded…

The essence of Introduction to West African Humanities: From Antiquity to 1900 is to highlight the very important contributions of the ancestors of African descendant populations throughout the Americas, many of whom originated in West Africa. West African Humanities gives students a greater knowledge of a part of the world that has been often overlooked in academic circles. It strives to humanize the peoples of the second largest continent in the world, as well as their descendants. This textbook is designed to demonstrate West African agency in their own…

Humanities Across the Arts is organized around two approaches to the Humanities, a structural approach and a case study approach. The first half of the title uses the structural approach to define and identify the techniques of various art forms using critical terminology; the second half presents a series of case studies in chronological order that present cultural close-ups.  The publication is interactive by fusing video examples, audio examples, assessments, and grade books that can be implemented to any LMS.

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What are the humanities? The humanities can be described as the study of all things human.

Plugging into Humanities is meant to help tell the story of the humanities during the course of history. From the beginning of time, humans have documented the history of man by ways of art, music, philosophy, literature and religion. We use the documentation of their experiences as a way to further comprehend our world. Unplug from what has become the norm of daily activities of all things electronic and plug into the experience of what makes us who we are.

The humanist, in essence, is not just a literary critic nor a pure historian of ideas but a combination of, at least, both.

A Humanities Reader: How Culture Influences the Arts is designed to introduce the student to those cultural ideas that will enable a rewarding understanding of the influence running between art and culture. This text places an emphasis on great works of lasting literary importance within the historical sweep of Western traditions. It provides a far-reaching analysis of the cultural roots and assumptions each epoch assumes the reader…

If you are looking for a text book that students can carry to and from class and also enjoy reading like a magazine, this is the text for you.  This text is the best way to teach Humanities to students who are required to take an Introduction to the Humanities course.  Essential Humanities was written with the present day, college student in mind. This book includes basic introductory material essential for students to gain an understanding about why the Humanities is worth their time and effort. The text teaches students the basics about the Fine Arts giving them the ability to…

Lectures in Western Humanities is not only about political history, but the history of Western culture from the very beginnings of man to the 21st century. Specifically covering the Western humanities, this textbook encompasses many different fields that reflect man’s achievements as a human being. It examines the important contributions that past civilizations have made to present Western culture, providing students with a panoramic overview of how the West came to be.

Lectures in Western Humanities now offers exclusive…

Middle Eastern Humanities: An Introduction to Cultures of the Middle East combines the guided, step-by-step and interactive style of a textbook with a sophisticated and sympathetic approach to the cultural logics of tradition and innovation of the Middle East. The book will be useful for teachers and students, as well as those educating themselves about this critical region of the world.

Each chapter starts with an introduction by the author, an anthropologist and historian who writes and teaches about Syria, Islam, nationalism, gender, media and popular culture.…