The art of being human / Richard Janaro, Thelma Altshuler.
Publication details: New York : Pearson Longman, c2006.Edition: Custom editionDescription: xiii, 636 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780536259363
- 0536259364
- 301 22 JAN
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Contents;
Part II: Disciplines of the humanities
Chapter 5: Art
The need to imitate
Creating likeness in different styles
A rebellion against perfect likeness
etc.
Chapter 6: Music
The basic elements of music
The varieties of musical experience
Chronology
Archetypes
Chapter 7: Theater
Conventions of theater
Tragedy
Comedy
Theater of ideas
etc.
Chapter 8: Song and dance
Opera and operetta
The broadway musical
Dance
Chronology
Chapter 9: Cinema
Conventions of film
Some early milestones
Major film genres
etc.
Part III: Themes in the humanities
Chapter 10: religion
The belief in many Gods
The belief in an impersonal divinity
The belief in one God
etc.
Chapter 11: Morality
How we arrive at moral decisions
The morality of self-interest
Moral authorities
etc.
Chapter 12: Happiness
Hedonism: Happiness as pleasure
Epicureanism: Happiness as avoidance of pain
Stoicism: Happiness as a strategy for survival
etc.
Chapter 13: Love
Body and soul
Romantic love
Love and marriage
etc.
Chapter 14: Death and life-affirmation
Images of death
Symbolic death
Models of life-affirmation
etc.
Chapter 15: Freedom
Determinism and the limitation of choice
Possibilities for freedom
Existentialism
etc.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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