humanities in Western Civilization

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    • Humanities

      Disciplines that study the human condition, such as history, philosophy, literature, and the arts
    • Western concept of humanities
      Filipino notion of humanities
    • Arts

      • Visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture)
      • Performing arts (theater, dance)
      • Literature
    • Humanities formed the basis of education for all citizens in ancient Greece
    • Humanitas
      People in a state of culture and civilized society
    • Barbaritas
      Savages in a state of nature for survival
    • Divinitas
      God in a state of perfection in heaven
    • Ancient period was cosmocentric, where man was the measure of all things
    • Medieval period was theocentric, where man was created in the image and likeness of God
    • Renaissance period was anthropocentric, where nothing is more wonderful than man
    • Modern age is scientific and technocentric, where man is part of nature
    • Postmodern age is eclectic, where man is a piece of everything
    • Expressions of beliefs through arts
      • Michelangelo's Creation of Man
      • Copernicus' heliocentric theory
      • Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
      • Legazpi and Gadgets painting
      • Mideo Cruz's Politismo installation art
    • Humanistic disciplines

      History, language, philosophy, art appreciation
    • Art
      Skillful production or performance
    • Types of art
      • Liberal arts (artists)
      • Servile arts (artisans and crafts)
      • Major arts (architecture, sculpture, fine arts)
      • Minor arts (stonecutting, carpentry, cooking)
    • Michelangelo took credit for the Sistine Chapel, not the artisans who helped him
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