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Balanced with a technical trade, the mind and world broadening study of the humanities is useful for producing original thought and avoiding group-think within
by not_a_moth 7y ago
Balanced with a technical trade, the mind and world broadening study of the humanities is useful for producing original thought and avoiding group-think within said technical trade. Bringing diverse thinking into a field, along with requisite skills for that field, is a healthy thing for the field.
Thus a way to "save humanities" is to have technical fields actually seriously promote at least some significant coursework in the humanities at an undergrad level.
- Fomite 7y agoI agree with this. We've talked a lot about math, CS, etc. being essential skills for humanities students, but I think the other thing is true as well. One of the reasons I've pushed this more is an observation in my field - the people at the top of their game, delivering plenary talks at conferences, etc. often betray a grounding in the humanities even when discussing fairly technical problems.