# Introduction to Humanities

- By: Lori-Beth Larsen
- Publisher: Central Lakes College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Humanities/Introduction_to_Humanities_1e_(Larsen))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/human-88994/pdf

This text is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. The material focuses on philosophy, religion, language, and the arts. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth are be explored. Typically, a study of humanities looks at western philosophers, maybe a few of the world religions, a history of western music and western visual arts. This textbook begins to break down the barriers of limiting ourselves to learning about western humanities.