Iwc1 - Mod 1 - Literature, Arts, And The Humanities

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The Scientific method can be described as:

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Empirical
It is based on experiment and observation, rather than theory.

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Which of the following would best describe a spontaneous, unstructured, creative, passionate reaction to art or culture?

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Dionysian

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A detective who gathers clues in order to make sense of a crime is using which mode of study?

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Inductive Reasoning
Working from the specific to the general in attempting to draw conclusions.

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The study of the creative and intellectual contributions of human cultures.

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Humanism

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The creative and intellectual contributions of humankind. The Disciplines of the humanities include the formal arts (visual art, music, literature, theatre, cinema, dance, and architecture) and philosophy.

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Humanities

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Traditional stories of a people or culture that serve to explain some of the natural Phenomenon, the origin of humanity, or customs or religious rights.

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Myths

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the emblematic mythic characters, images, plot patterns, symbols, and buried assumptions shared across cultures.

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Archetypes

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Use of a symbol object , or image to represent something else (i.e. a concept or idea).

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Symbolism

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A figure of speech in which something is explained in terms of something else.

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Metaphor

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A myth or archetype (e.g. The Hero) that is present in all societies and cultures. Also known as a world myth.

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Monomyth

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A method of designing controlled experiments, gathering data, and developing and testing hypotheses about the natural world.

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Scientific Method

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An analytical, rational, objective reaction.

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Apollonian Response

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Thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about ideas or problems.

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Logic

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A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful in art, culture, or nature.

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Aesthetics

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A spontaneous, unstructured, creative, passionate reaction

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Dionysian Response

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A colorful, Image filled , metaphor - rich, use of language to describe art or life.

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Figurative explanation

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A study Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory.

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Empirical Study

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Congruity or compatibility of parts with on another and with the whole. The state of all elements being in perfect balance.

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Harmony

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The mythic quest in pursuit of some destination or goal whose attainment will lend greater meaning to life.

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The Journey

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Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect).

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Deductive Reasoning

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An artistic medium that uses the motion picture as a vehicle for storytelling and other creative expression.

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Cinema

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Variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or movements over time; in poetry, the arraignment of spoken words alternating stresses and unstressed elements.

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Rhythm

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a Philosophy which asserts that great happiness in life is found in avoiding pain.

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Epicureanism

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The Thousand- Year Period in European history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance.

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Middle Ages

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Greek term for platonic love.

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Agape

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A period in western History from the 14th though the 16th centuries, marked by a revival of interest in the culture of Greco-Roman Antiquity and a flourishing of artistic and intellectual achievement.

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Renaissance

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A mythic ceremony or ritual found in early societies designed to influence the behavior of deities or supernatural forces.

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Sympathetic magic

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Reasoning that assumes the truth of an idea can be validated by its practical outcome.

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Pragmatic Reasoning

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The Buddhist guide to life and peach and harmony including eight directives for living a "right" life.

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The Eightfold Path

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the basic element of music, also called a note; it is used to construct a melody.

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Tone

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The environment and context in which a creative work I set or takes place.

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Setting

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Archetypical figure of great strength and courage whose quest or journey is towards a goal or destination.

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The Hero

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Reasoning the proceeds from particular facts to a general conclusion.

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Inductive Reasoning

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Greek term for erotic love or lust

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Eros

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A style of paining that creates the optical illusion of three dimensionality.

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Trompe l'oeil

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Characteristics of a work of art that identify it with a particular artist, region, artistic movement, or historic period.

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Style

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The position of perspective from which something is viewed or related.

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Point of View

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The systematic propagation of information promoting a doctrine or cause.

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Propaganda

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Buddhist discipline that emphasizes selfless action on behalf of others.

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Mahayana

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The systematic investigation of fundamental questions concerning such as matters as existence, reality, consciousness, knowledge, truth, and justice.

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Philosophy

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The study of the moral values of an individual, group or culture.

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Ethics

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A method of designing controlled experiments, gathering data, and developing and testing hypotheses about the natural world.

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Scientific Method

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A challenge to or rejection of the orthodox doctrines of a religion or church.

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Heresy

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The science and art of designing buildings and other structures.

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Architecture

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A term describing an individual with broad knowledge and versatile talents spanning many intellectual and artistic disciplines.

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Renaissance man

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The branch of formal philosophy concerned with the nature and limits of human knowledge.

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Epistemology

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The combination of thesis and antithesis in the Hegelian dialectical process whereby a new higher level of truth is produced.

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Synthesis

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The Hero is an example of a mythic:

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Archetype

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The interplay of ____ and ___ determines weather an architectural work is worthy of the label "art"

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Function and Form

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Myths serve to explain:

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Religious rites, Origin of humanity, and natural phenomena

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What Term describes the pleasure that beauty inspires in humans?

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Aesthetics

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Aesthetic experience is:

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Its own Justification

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Which of the following describes a style of painting the creates the optical illusion of three dimensions?

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Trompe L'oeil

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The two major forms of drama are :

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Tragic and comedy

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"The anger of the crowd is a volcano waiting to erupt." This statement is an example of :

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Metaphor

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Drama as written work is a form of:

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Literature

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Moral philosophy is the study of:

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Ethics

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The basic rhythmic structure of a poem is called its:

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Meter

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How are humanities integral to the development of human cultures?

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They Cultivate our facility with language, They nurture our capacity to think and reason, and they deepen our sense of the past

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Jungian theory suggests that mythic archetypes get transmitted through:

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The collective unconsciousness.

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The humanities developed the distinction between ___ Love and ___ love.

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Erotic and Platonic

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Reasoning that proceeds from particular facts to a general conclusion is considered:

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Inductive Reasoning

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The revival of classical art happened during which period?

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The Renaissance

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Western and Eastern humanism shared which of the following characteristics?

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A focus on practical wisdom and respect for a classic literary tradition.

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Which of the following defines happiness as the avoidance of pain?

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Epicureanism

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Which of the following id a spontaneous, unstructured, creative, and passionate reaction to art or culture?

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Dionysian response