{"product_id":"humanist-reason-a-history-an-argument-a-plan-hardcover","title":"Humanist Reason: A History. an Argument. a Plan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Hayot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk just about any humanist, and you will hear that the humanities are in a crisis. Facing utilitarian approaches to education, the corporatization of the university, plummeting enrollments, budget cuts, and political critiques from right, left, and center, humanists find themselves on the defensive. Eric Hayot argues that it is time to make a positive case for what the humanities are and what they can become. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHayot challenges scholars and students in the humanities to rethink and reconsider the work they do. Examining the origins of the humanist ethos in nineteenth-century Germany and tracing its philosophical roots back to Immanuel Kant, Hayot returns to the history of justifications for the humanities in order to build the groundwork for their future development. He develops the concept of \"humanist reason\" to understand the nature of humanist intellectual work and lays out a series of principles that undergird this core idea. Together, they constitute a provocative intellectual and practical program for a new way of thinking about the humanities, humanist thought, and their role in the university and beyond. Rather than appealing to familiar ethical or moral rationales for the importance of the humanities, \u003ci\u003eHumanist Reason\u003c\/i\u003e lays out a new vision that moves beyond traditional disciplines to demonstrate what the humanities can tell us about our world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Hayot is distinguished professor of comparative literature and Asian studies at the Pennsylvania State University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eOn Literary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413779660978,"sku":"9780231197847","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f79fc685e44128b80087751deed4f980.webp?v=1778359880","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/humanist-reason-a-history-an-argument-a-plan-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}