The War On The Humanities

It is no secret that the humanities are under threat. This is for many reasons, but among them is the idea that the humanities are "useless". But at the same time, I am a bit dissatisfied with many of the ways we currently defend these fields. So today we re going to look at the war on the humanities, using Eric Adler's book "The Battle Of The Classics". Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice... Subscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/ 00:00 The Decline and Fall of the Humanities 07:48 Critical Thinking is Not Enough 15:57 What's the Point of The Humanities? 24:27 How to Actually Defend the Humanities 37:14 A Defence in Practice