Hub Zwart
(Erasmus University Rotterdam)
19.12.2024 10:50
Oral Presentation
The concept of the humanities (“Geisteswissenschaft”) as a specific domain of enquiry was minted in the 19th century by scholars who wished to distance themselves from the emerging world of the natural sciences, of disruptive technologies and powerful machines. Their aim was closely connected with the concern to safeguard the humanness of human beings in the face of dehumanizing tendencies...
