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fromApaonline
11 hours ago

The Humanities Challenge: Expanding the Circle of Philosophy

Philosophy offers transformative insights and vision into human life, and public humanities must evolve beyond traditional academic formats to make philosophy accessible to broader audiences through innovative, engaging methods.
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Marina van Zuylen, author: We spend our lives acting for others'

Academic and writer Marina van Zuylen, who holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard, left Columbia to devote herself to an unusual project: Bard College's Clemente Course in the Humanities, which offers free humanities courses that can later be converted into college credits. She taught there voluntarily for 25 years, until a philanthropist decided to fund the initiative and turn her commitment into a professorship. This is a clear example that Van Zuylen's priority is not personal recognition.
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