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Humanities & Ethics

Humanities & Ethics

A method-first path through close reading, historical evidence, visual culture, and practical ethics. It treats poems, speeches, photographs, objects, and moral cases as things to investigate carefully rather than material to summarize or opinions to announce.

Made for Curious adult learners who want a sturdy way to read the humanities and a balanced framework for reasoning about duties, consequences, character, care, justice, technology, and public life.

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Lessons build in sequence, but you can revisit any topic whenever you need it.

  1. 01

    Course 1

    Reading the Humanities

    Start by learning how to observe, interpret, contextualize, compare, and support a claim with evidence from texts, images, objects, and archives.

    9 lessons
    01 Close Reading and Interpretation 3 lessons
    1. 01 Reading for Evidence, Not Just Information
    2. 02 Pattern, Tension, and Alternative Readings
    3. 03 Interpretation as Revision: Parts, Wholes, and Horizons
    02 History and Primary Sources 3 lessons
    1. 01 Provenance, Context, and Purpose
    2. 02 Corroboration, Silence, and Perspective
    3. 03 From Source Notes to a Historical Claim
    03 Visual Culture, Objects, and Synthesis 3 lessons
    1. 01 Looking at Images and Objects
    2. 02 Context, Display, and the Power to Frame
    3. 03 Capstone: An Evidence-Led Interpretation
  2. 02

    Course 2

    Practical Ethics

    Use those habits of interpretation in moral reasoning: compare ethical frameworks, identify stakeholders and uncertainties, answer objections, and write a decision that another person can audit.

    9 lessons
    01 Ethical Frameworks 3 lessons
    1. 01 The Four-Lens Habit
    2. 02 Outcomes with Guardrails
    3. 03 Character, Care, and Practical Wisdom
    02 Recurring Cases 3 lessons
    1. 01 Justice Under Scarcity
    2. 02 Technology, Data, and Delegated Decisions
    3. 03 Care, Loyalty, and Public Roles
    03 Case-Analysis Workshop 3 lessons
    1. 01 Frame Before You Judge
    2. 02 Generate, Compare, and Stress-Test
    3. 03 Capstone: The Defensible Decision Memo