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| 2. the human condition | | 2. the human condition |
| 3. the quality of being benevolent | | 3. the quality of being benevolent |
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| From Middle French humaine, from Latin humanus, from Persian humana, from Avestan vohu mana (good mind) | | From Middle French humaine, from Latin humanus, from Persian humana, from Avestan vohu mana (good mind) |
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| * humanities [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/humanities] | | * humanities [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/humanities] |
| * humane [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/humane] | | * humane [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/humane] |
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− | The [[morality]] of the religions of [[evolution]] drives men forward in the God quest by the motive power of fear. The religions of [[revelation]] allure men to seek for a God of love because they crave to become like him. But religion is not merely a passive feeling of "absolute dependence" and "surety of survival"; it is a living and dynamic experience of [[divinity]] attainment predicated on '''humanity''' service.
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| The '''humanities''' are those academic disciplines which study the [[human condition]] using methods that are largely [[analytic]], [[critical]], or [[speculative]], as distinguished from the mainly [[empirical]] approaches of the [[natural science|natural]] and [[social sciences]]. Conventionally the humanities include [[Languages|ancient and modern languages]] and [[literature]], [[history]], [[philosophy]], [[religion]], [[visual arts|visual]] and [[performing arts]] (including [[music]]). Additional subjects sometimes included in the humanities are [[anthropology]], [[area studies]], [[communications]] and [[cultural studies]], although these are often regarded as social sciences. | | The '''humanities''' are those academic disciplines which study the [[human condition]] using methods that are largely [[analytic]], [[critical]], or [[speculative]], as distinguished from the mainly [[empirical]] approaches of the [[natural science|natural]] and [[social sciences]]. Conventionally the humanities include [[Languages|ancient and modern languages]] and [[literature]], [[history]], [[philosophy]], [[religion]], [[visual arts|visual]] and [[performing arts]] (including [[music]]). Additional subjects sometimes included in the humanities are [[anthropology]], [[area studies]], [[communications]] and [[cultural studies]], although these are often regarded as social sciences. |
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| *[http://www.indianahumanities.org/ Indiana Humanities Council] | | *[http://www.indianahumanities.org/ Indiana Humanities Council] |
| *[http://www.observacionesfilosoficas.net/ Revista Observaciones Filosóficas] | | *[http://www.observacionesfilosoficas.net/ Revista Observaciones Filosóficas] |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities] | + | The [[morality]] of the religions of [[evolution]] drives men forward in the God quest by the motive power of fear. The religions of [[revelation]] allure men to seek for a God of love because they crave to become like him. But religion is not merely a passive feeling of "absolute dependence" and "surety of survival"; it is a living and dynamic experience of [[divinity]] attainment predicated on '''humanity''' service. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
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