Why We Need the Humanities

An entrepreneur and educator highlights the surprising influence of humanities scholarship on biomedical research and civil liberties. This spirited defence urges society to support the humanities to obtain continued guidance for public policy decisions, and challenges scholars to consider how best to fulfil their role in serving the common good.

An accessible, well-researched and thorough account of the value and impact of the humanities in the 21st century Wide appeal for students, scholars and general public concerned with humanities and social policy Part of Palgrave Macmillan's Campaign for the Humanities

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Donald Drakeman is Distinguished Research Professor in the Program on Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA, a Fellow in Health Management at the University of Cambridge, UK, and a biotechnology entrepreneur and executive.

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Author's Preface
Acknowledgements

1. The Ups and Downs of the Humanities
2. The Humanities and the Future of the Life Sciences
3. The Humanities and the Law
4. Toolboxes, Preferences, and the Humanities
5. The Humanities and the Common Good
   Notes
   Bibliography
   Index