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Imagine for a moment that the humanities did not exist. Imagine there were no arts and culture— no philosophy, history, or religion; no art, music, or dance; no literature, theatre, or film. What would life be like in such a world? These and similar domains are such integral parts of our lives that it is hard to say what we would be like without them. One thing we can say with confidence, however, is that without the humanities we would not flourish. Infancies without nursery rhymes, picture books, or lullabies; childhoods without stories, songs, playacting, or accounts of the past; adulthoods without the critical thinking, creativity, meaning, and community afforded by the humanities— all of these are unthinkable. If we could survive at all in such conditions, our lives would be dismal, and we would languish.