Discusses the role of the humanities as an element of cultural analysis. Suggests that the mark of attaining cultural maturity is the willingness of individuals to explore the way other cultures live, value, and behave. Recommends building a program of cultural studies based on global perspectivism. (12 citations) (MAB)

Discusses the didactic value of literature study. Considers contemporary irrationalist philosophy's emphasis on human experience's subjective nature and its rejection of the possibility of shared, objective moral concepts being conveyed by reading literature. Acknowledges literature's subjective elements, while stressing the objective, cognitive…