Humanities: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 01, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - An Introduction to Humanities. Sep 17, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Pressbooks - INDS 2390: Humanities in the World - Introduction: What are the Humanities? May 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Social Psychology - Complexity in the humanities and the humanities in complexity. Mar 05, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Philosopher's Zone - Oh, the Humanities. Nov 17, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Creating Alignment: How the Humanities Can Help Heal Physicians and Patients. Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: American Academy of Arts and Sciences - The Public Futures of the Humanities (PDF). Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The place of the humanities in today�s knowledge society. Nov 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Salt Lake Community College - Pressbooks - Introduction: Why Study the Humanities? Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - An Introduction to Humanities. Sep 29, 2023
Article revised to mention the American philosopher Martha Nussbaum. Apr 22, 2021
Deleted videos. May 28, 2020
Added cross-references. May 27, 2020
Media added. May 25, 2010
Britannica Classic entitled The Humanities: A Bridge to Ourselves added. Nov 06, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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