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Foundation of Pila, Laguna Inc.
Introduction to
HUMANITIES
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OBJECTIVES
► Define humanities;
► Identify the branches of
humanities; and
► Construct essay showing the
relationship of humanities and
art.
ETYMOLOGY
► It came from the Latin word “humanus” which means
refined, culture and human.
Refined - Norms, being civilize, and socialize
Cultured - Adaptation to environment (social
interaction, norms)
Human - Having the nature of people, being a
person
Definition
The expression of ourselves without using of
words (painting, sculptures, dancing,
mosaic, cross stitch, collage, paper and
folding).
The study of man’s expression feelings,
thought, intuition, values, and ideas.
Definition
The study of man’s experience, goals,
and aspirations.
It is used to dramatize individual
expressions
Why do we need to
study humanities?
The humanities serve to provide the
student with certain skills and values through
the arts. Students learn to appreciate the
importance of value that no other subject can
describe those values which are directly an
exact.
Aim of Humanities
►During Medieval Age
The humanities dealt with the metaphysics of the religious philosopher.
►During Renaissance Period
To make man richer because during that time only the rich people can make
art like paintings, sculpture and etc.
►During 19th and 20th century
Is to appreciate and understand the importance of human being, his ideas and
aspirations
Other Related fields
in Humanities
► Anthropology, History, and Archeology- is a study
of human social, political, and cultural
development.
► Literature, Languages, and Linguistics- explores
how we communicate with each other, and how our
ideas and thoughts on the human experience are
expressed and interpreted.
► Philosophy, Religion, and Comparative
Religion- considers ideas about meaning of
life and the reasons for our thoughts and
actions.
► Jurisprudence- examine the value and
principles which inform our laws.
► Historical, Critical, and Theoretical
Approaches to the Arts reflect upon
and analyze the creative process.
branches of
humanities
1. ARTS
► These include visual arts such as
painting and sculpture, as well as
performing arts such as theatre,
dance, and literature
1.1. VISUAL ARTS
► The great traditions in art have a
foundation in the art of one of the
ancient civilization for Ancient
Egypt, Greece, and Rome, China,
India, Mesopotamia, and
Mesoamerica.
1.2. Media Types
► Drawing is means of making an
image, using any of a wide variety
of tools and techniques. It involves
making marks on a surface by
applying pressure from a tool, or
moving tool across a surface.
1.3 Painting
► It is a practice of applying pigment
suspended in a medium and
binding agent to a surface such as
paper canvas or wall.
1.4 Performing arts
► Performing arts differ from the
plastic arts as it uses the artist’s own
body, face, presence as a medium,
and the latter uses material such as
clay, metal or paint which can be
molded to create some art object.
2. Music
► It is an academic discipline focusses
on music performance and music
education. It is also a broaden skills
of non- musicians by teaching skills
such as concentration and listening.
3. Theater
► Comes from Greek word theatron which
is a branch of performing arts concerned
with acting out stories in front of an
audience using combinations of speech,
gestures, ,music, dance, sounds, and
spectacle.
4. Dance
It was derived from old French
dancier which refers to human
movement used as form of
expression.
5. Language
► Is the study of individual modern
and classical languages form the
backbone of modern study of the
humanities while the scientific study
of language is called linguistics.
6. Literature
► Is covering a variety of language
including prose forms such as novel,
poetry, and drama.
7. Classics
► It refers to the culture of classical
antiquity namely Ancient Greek
and Rome cultures/
8. Religion and Philosophy
► Religions like Hinduism and Buddism in India.
Zoroatrianism in Iran; Taosm, Legalism, and
Confucianism in China, and Abrahamic religions
from Ancient Semitc Tradition who become the
prophet in the Quran were some of the earliest
variety of major faiths arose in both east and
west in the 6th Century B.C.
10
reasons why
studying
humanities
is imperative
1. It provides us the opportunity to examine what
it takes and what it means to be human. It
reminds us how inadequate it is to understand
ourselves autonomous beings and subjects
separate and independent from all others.
2. It helps us to recognize fundamental values
and principles such as beauty, truth, love,
justice, and faith.
3. It develops our capacity for critical thinking and
appreciation for cultural heritage as reflected in
different Filipino works of art;
4. It fosters understanding across barriers of race,
class, gender, or ethnicity. The version of an artist,
a philosopher, or a historian is a special one that
helps us to better understand who we are and
what sort of life might be a good life to lead.
5. It help us to see the interconnectedness of all
areas of knowledge- how the y affect and
complement one another.
6. It introduces us to people we have met, places
we have never visited, and ideas that never
crossed our minds, thus, inspiring us to outline our
goals and values for a better world;
7. It helps us conceptualize a global perspective
by studying cultures and traditions mirrored by
artworks throughout the world.
8. It supports and strengthens local arts community
by learning to appraise the value of creativity;
9. It helps us address the challenges we face
together in our families, our communities, and our
nation; and
10. It emphasizes the dignity and worthiness of
every human being.
Reference:
M. Gayeta, F. Castro and et al, Art: Texts and Contexts An
interactive Workbook in Humanities, (2010)
