Art appreciation

We learn what it is

to be human by

studying humanities
• What is humanities?

• ---(Latin) Humanus—which means human ,cultured

and refined
• Humanism(Renaissance period)---is a rational
philosophy informed by science,inspired by art
and motivated by compassion.

• --affirms the dignity of human being and

supports the maximization of each individual’s
liberty and opportunity

• ---it recognizes human beings as a part of

nature and holds values
• it derives the goals of life of human
need and interest rather than from
theological or ideological
abstractions and asserts that
humanity must take responsibility for
its own destiny.
 Humanities

---can be described as the study of how

people process and document human
experience.
• -----it records our

philosophy,literature,religion,art,music

history and language to understand our

world.
Today.....it refers to the

A R T S
• Why are arts called humanities?

• ------because they are concerned with human

creations and achievements.

• ----it search out the values and ideals of human

expressions.
• What is the difference between arts and
humanities?

• Humanities is the catchall term for

everything that is not Science.
• It can include both arts and social
sciences,as well as other fields like
philosophy..etc
• While......

• ART is anything that people create

• ex: paintings,music,dance,architecture
etc..