Dimensions
139 x 216 x 12mm
The Value of the Humanities sets out the main arguments conventionally made for the value of studying the humanities: that they pursue a special kind of work (the study of culture) that is different in kind and character from the work of the social sciences and sciences; that they are necessarily at odds with, or at a remove from, measures of economic use value; that they contribute to the happiness of individuals and/or the society; that they are a force
for democracy; and that they are a good in themselves, to be valued 'for their own sake'.
