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Exploring Critical Thinking in Humanities Education

Uncover the essence of critical thinking in humanities education, a realm of creative, collaborative, and analytical exploration, with roots in diverse cultures and ethical foundations. Learn how critical thinking skills are applied through questioning assumptions, addressing context, and fostering reflective skepticism.

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Exploring Critical Thinking in Humanities Education

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  1. Humanities disciplines: • Classics (literature, history and language) • Languages and Linguistics • History • Comparative religion and theology • Literature • Philosophy

  2. Raymond Williams: the humanities are “a particular kind of learning associated with particular attitudes to culture.”

  3. Some characteristics of the humanities: • Comparative • Creative • Analytical/critical • Collaborative • Diverse • Ethically grounded • Qualitative

  4. Some features of critical thinking: • Critical thinking is a skill • Theory and subject matter are meant to be applied. • Collaboration is how knowledge is grasped and expanded. • Motivations for critical learners include: problems, questions and issues.

  5. More components of critical thinking: • Identifying and challenging assumptions. • Recognizing the importance of context. • Imagining and exploring alternatives. • Developing reflective skepticism.

  6. Texts used: • Williams, Raymond. Keywords. A vocabulary of culture and society. Fontana Press. 1976, 1988. • Spellmeyer, Kurt. Arts of Living. Reinventing the Humanities for the Twenty-first Century. State University of New York Press. 2003. • Arroyo, Ciriaco Moron. The Humanities in the Age of Technology. The Catholic University of America Press. 2002. • Hoyrup, Jens. Human Sciences. Reappraising the Humanities Through History and Philosophy. State University of New York Press. 2000.

  7. Critical thinking resources: • http://webster.commnet.edu/libroot/workbook/critical.htm • http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/jones.html • http://www.engin.umich.edu/~problemsolving/strategy/crthink.htm

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