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Humanities

In academia[?] the humanities are the classics and liberal arts; those subjects supposedly taught for their social and intellectual merit, rather than for pragmatic use.

Subjects classed under the label of the humanities:

The Classics:

Ancient Greek
Latin

The Liberal arts:

Literature
Rhetoric
Poetry
and so on.. please complete this list

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