Humanities

Do Philosophy For Its Own Sake, Not for a Job

我们是否应该鼓励学生学习哲学,因为它实际上是一种赚钱和拥有一份高薪职业的好方法?或者在这样做的过程中,我们是否忽视了哲学教育的价值?例如,哲学难道不是民主公民必不可少的吗?

Why Science Will Never Replace the Humanities

Questions about the value of the humanities and the relationship between the sciences and humanities have been very much in the news recently. Notable intellectuals, like Stanley Fish, Steven Pinker, Philip Kitcher, Daniel Dennett, and Martha Nussbaum, have all weighed in on the discussion. Public opinion is shifting in favor of science and tech education.

There are two related challenges: