Holding on Quote by Stefan Collini

The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.

— J. Irwin Miller

No refining of one's taste in matters of art or literature, no sharpening of one's powers of insight in matters of science or psychology,…

— John Cowper Powys

“Why Humanities Matter (Sonnet 2443) There's not one but two kinds of knowledge, one is empirical, another is existential. Maths, physics, chemistry, biology, these…

— Abhijit Naskar

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

— Richard P. Feynman

When physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, contribute to the detection of concrete human woes and to the development of plans for remedying them and relieving…

— John Dewey

“Empirical disciplines will take us to the stars, but it's humanities that make sure, we don't leave behind our humanity, otherwise we'll just end…

— Abhijit Naskar

I think the humanities always have to take science, our great knowledge that we get from science, into account, but then try to answer…

— Rebecca Goldstein

The fact which interests us most is the life of the naturalist. The purest science is still biographical. Nothing will dignify and elevate science…

— Henry David Thoreau

“let’s also promote the humanities, that which makes us human, and not use science to mess around with the wellspring of this, the absolute…

— Edward O. Wilson

Pluralism matters because life is not worth living without new experiences - new people, new places, new challenges. But discipline matters too; we cannot…

— Tim Harford

How important is a constant intercourse with nature and the contemplation of natural phenomena to the preservation of moral and intellectual health!

— Henry David Thoreau

The most important part of living is not the living but the pondering upon it.

— Sinclair Lewis