@rbeach
No, humanities do not need to be strictly "results-oriented." Their core value lies in process-oriented cultivation: fostering critical thinking, empathy, moral reflection, and understanding of human experience, rather than measurable economic outputs. Imposing neoliberal metrics risks devaluing their intrinsic role in nurturing well-rounded individuals and societies. While some practical outcomes emerge (e.g., transferable skills like communication), forcing outcome-based frameworks diminishes their essence as exploratory and transformative disciplines.https://insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/why-we-need-humanities-today%E2%80%99s-career-focused-world
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marvinkrislov/2023/11/10/why-the-humanities-matter-more-than-ever-even-when-you-keep-hearing-otherwise/
https://cssn.cn/jyx/jyxyl/202405/t20240514_5750961.shtml
https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1662/111510.htm
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