EC3 week 1

• Human Condition answers the question “Why am I this way?”, the disconnect between what we are and what we can be
• Humanities


  • Study of how humans have expressed themselves through the arts throughout history
  • Emphasizes the dignity of man and recognizes creative expressions
  • Records of Man’s experiences, values, sentiments, ideals, and goals
  • Product of human experiences
  • Reveals Human Psyche, Human nature, Human behavior, Human Condition, Human Struggle
• Arts


  • Process and product of skillful making
  • Result of man’s manipulation of talents and materials
  • Medium of expression
• Reasons to study Humanities: Recognize fundamental values and principles, develop critical thinking, appreciate cultural heritage, foster understanding across barriers, introduce to new people, places, and ideas, appraise the value of creativity, give a sense of self
• Human Psyche is where your power lies, the force inside of a human that says “mind over matter”
• Humanities


  • The term came from the Latin word “Humanus” which means refined, culture and human
  • Refined – norms, being civilized and sociable
  • Culture – Adaptation to environment
  • Human – Having the nature of; being a person
• Human behavior is the collection of behaviors exhibited by human beings and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values
• Human Struggle is to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition, the struggle for survival, to find the meaning of existence, to have questions answered, the human struggle for rights
• Arts


  The term is derived from the Latin, “ars” meaning ability or skill
• Human nature is the natural inclination of a human, the ultimate tendency of a human, the basic makeup of a human
• Etymology of Art


  The term art is derived from the Latin "ars" meaning ability or skill
• Classification of Arts

  • Visual Arts: perceived by eyes, classified into graphic and plastic arts
  • Graphic arts: two-dimensional surface, e.g., painting, drawing, photography
  • Plastic Arts: three-dimensional forms, e.g., architectural designs, construction of buildings
  • Performing Arts: theater, play, dance, music involving movement, speaking, gestures
  • Literary Arts: short stories, novels, poetry, drama, essays
  • Popular Arts: film, newspaper, magazine, radio, television
  • Gustatory Art of the Cuisine: skill in food preparation
  • Decorative Arts: visual objects for beautifying structures
• Legitimate forms of Art

  • Major Arts: architecture, painting, sculpture, music, dance, theater, literature, cinema
  • Minor Arts: decorative arts, popular arts, graphic arts, plastic arts, industrial arts
• The Nature of Art

  Art is timeless, not nature, always an experience
• Reasons to study Arts


  • It drives your existence
  • Satisfy the need of expression
  • Develop skills of expression
  • Challenges one to see things differently
  • Changes one's view or way of life
  • Gives pleasure, satisfaction, and gratification
• Arts


  The process and product of skillful making, a medium of expression where one expresses feelings, ideas, and emotion, a creative activity involving skills or expertise in handling materials
• People created art at all times; It is as old as man