Humanistic Judgment

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Ten Experiments in Reading

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A defence of individual judgment as the core of humanistic study Why do some works of art and thought speak to us for generations while the vast majority are quickly forgotten? What insights do we gain from our experience of exceptional literature, philosophy, and art? How... Read More

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Humanistic Judgment

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A defence of individual judgment as the core of humanistic study

Why do some works of art and thought speak to us for generations while the vast majority are quickly forgotten? What insights do we gain from our experience of exceptional literature, philosophy, and art? How are we changed by our encounters with those works?

Professional scholars in the humanities have lately grown uncomfortable, even embarrassed, about judging and asserting the human value of the works they love. In ten experimental and wide-ranging essays, Humanistic Judgment seeks to restore value and taste as legitimate bases for judgment and illustrate how scholars can pursue wisdom by reflecting on works they judge worthy of serious attention and searching criticism.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300269970

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 2 b-w illus.

Contributors:

Edited by David Bromwich
Edited by Bryan Garsten
Edited by Benjamin Barasch

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 248

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Science & Nature

About the Author

Benjamin Barasch, a literary scholar and musician, has taught humanities at Yale University, Columbia University, and Deep Springs College. David Bromwich is Sterling Professor of English at Yale University. Bryan Garsten is Professor of Political Science and Humanities at Yale University.