Synonyms for the humanities
the human·i·ties

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1. the humanities

   Synonyms:
   belles-lettres, polite literature, elegant literature

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1. Stephen Schwarzman:

   For nearly 1,000 years, the study of the Humanities at Oxford has been core to western civilization and scholarship, we need to ensure that its insights and principles can be adapted to today's dynamic world.

2. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   America has not always been kind to its artists and scholars. Somehow the scientists always seem to get the penthouse while the arts and humanities get the basement.

3. Stephen Hawking:

   Humanities deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for continuing our quest. and our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.

4. Richard Phillips Feynman:

   The theoretical broadening which comes from having many humanities subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things...

5. Camille Paglia:

   A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.