Art: Making People Human Author: Richard Genaro/ Thelma Altshuller Publisher: Peking University Press

Introduction · · · · · ·
Art: Making People Human is a general encyclopedia of humanities. The content involves all aspects of humanities. The humanities disciplines covered include: literature, art, music, drama, dance, film, etc.; the humanities themes discussed in depth include: faith, happiness, death, morality, nature, freedom and love, etc.

The text is clear and concise, the illustrations are rich and vivid, the ideas are novel, the perspectives are diverse, the examples are sufficient, and the analysis is thorough. The overall content is easy to understand, fascinating, and highly readable.

Authors Richard Garnaro and Thelma Altshuller believe that "the humanities express our creativity and wisdom when we have a flash of inspiration, perhaps in a shower, or while walking on the street on a sunny day, your soul is sublimated by experiencing the pure joy of life... The main task of this book is to present to everyone an incredibly wonderful and wonderful world, a world constructed by humans, which exists as long as human beings, and is waiting for us to rediscover it every day."

But being human, as the title of this book suggests, is an art. How do we practice the art of being human?

1. Through Creation. The six chapters of Art: Making People Human offer a comprehensive and detailed exploration of the history and role of the humanities in different cultures around the world, analyzing major representative works and, most importantly, providing evaluation criteria for viewing, reading and listening.

Second, through questioning. The book also has seven chapters that explore in depth and uniquely various thought-provoking philosophical themes in history, including faith, happiness, nature, death, morality, freedom, and love.

This uniquely structured introduction to the study of the humanities not only reveals a world of creativity and wisdom, but also provides a framework for responding to that world in a thoughtful and analytical way, while also exploring the strategies that critical thinkers use to evaluate and reflect on what they read, see, and hear.