Humanities Today

Any person who has ever attempted to place a description on the word "humanities" knows that this is a task of extreme magnitude. The humanities (as we know them) of our modern world have grown to encompass a vast region of studies. Fiero (Book 3) denotes the humanities as "creative legacies of literature, philosophy, history, architecture, the visual arts, music, and dance" (p. ix). The humanities deduce distinct techniques of expression and inquiry via debate, thoughts, verbal communication, and transcript, to name a few. …