definition of humanities and relevance in lives
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DISCUSSION QUESTION
This discussion will be focused on the final paper. In that paper, you will define the humanities and explain their relevance to our lives. The humanities are fields of study such as mythology, philosophy, literature, art, music, history, and religious studies (there are more). Your definition should extend beyond merely listing them. Define them like Socrates would attempt to define them. Try to define their essence. What is it that makes a humanity a humanity.
For this discussion, I would like you to watch/listen to the video below. In the video, a most excellent philosopher (Martha Nussbaum) explains the value of the humanities to our lives. After you watch the video, I want you to work through the parts of your final paper. Try to learn from and help each other. Here are the things you are asked to do in the final paper. Please try to work through as many of these as you can.
VIDEO URL: https://youtu.be/zS_gFRbb5zU
- Define the humanities
- Explain their relevance to our lives
- Find a passage from one of the ancient or Medieval texts we have read in this course that connects to the importance of the humanities to our lives.
- Explain which form of humanities framework you will use to show the importance to our lives. For example, if you use a philosophical framework, you might examine an argument and explain why it connects or fails to support the humanities’ relevance to our lives. If you choose mythological studies, you would interpret a myth through the lens of its connection to perhaps current religious or cultural beliefs. If you are interested in a religious studies framework, you might connect the passage from Homer to current religious beliefs.
- Finally, you will then connect your interpretation back to the definition of the humanities you created. For example, if you claim that the humanities are a representation of the spirit of humanity, something that escapes the grasp of the scientific method, then you would want to show how your analysis of the text links back to that definition.
FINISH STRONG! GO MAD (Make A Difference)!!!
Required Resources
Readings
Capellanus, A. (1184-1186). De amore (Links to an external site.) (L.D. Benson, Trans.). Retrieved from http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/authors/andreas/de_amore.html
- A treatise on courtly love that expresses (somewhat satirically) the new understanding of love developed by the Troubadours in the 12th Century.
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Privacy Policy does not exist.Heloise (n.d.). “Letter to Abelard” (Links to an external site.) in P. Halsall (Ed.) The InternetMedieval Sourcebook. Retrieved from https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/heloise1.asp
- In this letter Heloise articulates a new way of thinking about erotic relationships that constitutes an early stage in the development of our modern conception of romantic love. Of particular interest is the way Heloise seems to elevate earthly love above religious devotion.
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Privacy Policy does not exist.Malory, T. (n.d.). Le Morte d’Arthur (Links to an external site.). http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46853
- Read Chapter I through Chapter XXIV in Book VIII.
- The relationship between Tristram and Isoud illustrates the new understanding of love developed by the Troubadours in the 12th Century.
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Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)May, S. (2011). Love: A History. New Haven: Yale University Press. Retrieved from the ebrary database.
- The full-text version of this e-book is available through the Ebrary database in the Ashford University Library.
- Read Chapter One “Love Plays God” and Chapter Eight “Women as Ideals: Love and the Troubadours”
- This reading explains the way love has become like a religion for us in Western culture and explores some of the sources of that transformation in the Troubadour era.
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Reading
Schwartz, D. (n.d.). Backgrounds to romance: “Courtly love” (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://cola.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl513/courtly/courtly.htm
- A very good academic introduction to the idea of courtly love.
Multimedia
Binkley, T. (2008). Arnaut Daniel – Lo ferm voler qu’el cor m’intra (Links to an external site.) [Video file] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArrbdR_l4eo
- This is a modern reconstruction of Arnaut Daniel’s music by musicologist Thomas Binkley. This gives you an idea of what the troubadours’ music might have sounded like. An English translation of the song lyrics can be found here (Links to an external site.).
Getty Museum. (2014). Chivalry in the Middle Ages (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7j0V1AHvBU
- A brief video introduction to the basic idea of medieval chivalry.
Website
Troubadours (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.trobar.org/troubadours/
- A collection of troubadour poetry. Of particular interest here is Arnaut Daniel, the songwriter Ezra Pound considered the greatest of the troubadours and whom Dante called “the best craftsman”.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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