“So, yes, the humanities are still relevant in the 21st century — every bit as relevant as an iPhone.”
Nicholas Kristoff, “Don’t Dismiss the Humanities”, New York Times, 2014-08-13
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/opinion/nicholas-kristof-dont-dismiss-the-humanities.html
He discusses that thoughts of Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, and Peter Singer and their relevance to ideas today. He points out that “the humanities are not only relevant but also give us a toolbox to think seriously about ourselves and the world.”
The value of an iPhone is not the same as the values that guide our lives. For the first, we need the technologists. For the second, we need the philosophers.
