news anthro prof discusses humanities 
 despite national trends emphasizing technical career specific education humanities remain essential element schooling harvard university anthropology professor arthur kleinman said lecture thursday afternoon haldeman center speaking audience approximately 30 people included medical students professors kleinman argued cynicism natural reflex people studying humanities help brighten person’s humanities interpreted social sciences arts nurturing lives resist transcend cynicismâ€ kleinman said “the university unique institutions potential foster concerted way orientations living overcome surrounded cynicism kleinman said evidenced acceptance steroid culture professional sports acquiescence way sexuality used studying humanities individuals cultivate idealism develop critical lens overcome negativity improve world according going change world things importantâ€ said

such “anti heroic actionsâ€ demonstrate need change new legitimate ways living kleinman described college president jim yong kim “anti heroâ€ kim’s strides improve world countries disease prevention treatment represented departure world health organization’s usual way tackling health problems left positive impact according undertaken great actions changed worldâ€ kleinman said kim partners health founder paul farmer

kim originally slated introduce kleinman personal acquaintance called away event washington dc minute according stand moderator event

other “anti heroesâ€ kleinman cited included mohandas gandhi martin luther king jr james grant executive director discussed importance caregiving opposed emotionally lacking medical individuals participate caregiving possibility increasing presence emotional moral aesthetic way worldâ€ kleinman said “we come forward questioned happen american education schools transition called “massachusetts institute technology modelâ€ majority focus placed applied science focus fields relatively future humanities social sciences end universities mitsâ€ said “mit great university it’s certain kind university dartmouth harvard said prevalence technology raises multitude ethical questions answered humanity focused lens

sukie punjasthitkul attended lecture research job game design center known tiltfactor laboratory said agred kleinman’s thesis humanities arts needs think lecture pertinent considering everything’s focused economics right nowâ€ punjasthitkul said

matt sattler ’14 said attended lecture recommendation anthropology college students we’re constantly dealing questions better society cynicism present campusâ€ sattler said “we classes day frats things wish change don’t know kind thing i’ll home say ‘we make lecture “against cynicism humanities cultivation moral selves sustain idealism students facultyâ€ sponsored leslie center humanities ethics institute

