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humanitas logo #20001Latin, meaning: kindness, culture, refinement.
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Humanitas

Humanitas logo #21000 Humanitas is a Latin noun meaning human nature, civilization and kindness. ==Classical origins of term== The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker (orator) who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a...
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Humanitas logo #21000[journal] Humanitas is an interdisciplinary journal published by the National Humanities Institute. It is known for its affiliation with traditionalist conservatism. The journal seeks to foster among its readers and contributors a spirit of open inquiry, a willingness to subject cherished doctrines to challenge and look beyond conventional ...
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humanitas logo #21003(from the article `humanism`) ...of grammar, poetry, rhetoric, history, and moral philosophy. The studia humanitatis were held to be the equivalent of the Greek paideia. Their ... ...paideia, a course of general education dating from the sophists in the mid-5th century , which prepared young men for active citizenship in the ... ...c...
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humanitas

humanitas logo #22993kindness, culture, refinement.
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