It's idealistic but I love it. I've been thinking a lot about this.
At my alma mater they forced all of us to take a couple of humanities courses. They were actually the highlight of my senior year. I do believe it's something that's quite lacking in an number/outcome-based education that should actually strive to produce well rounded individuals that will-not-do-evil.
I studied maths & CS but my favourite course at uni was a politics course, so not a real humanity but it opened my eyes.
The course was a seminar on the 20th Century Politics of Japan with ~10 students.
Lots of great questions around the fall of imperial Japan and about what democracy means in Japan for example what would a socialist or communist Japan look like?
It was a wonderful course: great professor and a really fun small group learning and discussions.
tanhle · · focus · HN ↗
At my alma mater they forced all of us to take a couple of humanities courses. They were actually the highlight of my senior year. I do believe it's something that's quite lacking in an number/outcome-based education that should actually strive to produce well rounded individuals that will-not-do-evil.
<a href="https://catalog.caltech.edu/current/information-for-undergraduate-students/graduation-requirements-all-options/core-institute-requirements-all-options/#humanities-and-social-sciences-requirements" rel="nofollow">https://catalog.caltech.edu/current/information-for-undergra...
Alas, I went on to write code for a living anyway.
chris_swart · · focus · HN ↗
The course was a seminar on the 20th Century Politics of Japan with ~10 students.
Lots of great questions around the fall of imperial Japan and about what democracy means in Japan for example what would a socialist or communist Japan look like?
It was a wonderful course: great professor and a really fun small group learning and discussions.